Student Visas
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Two cheers for the government’s immigration plans
New measures are a step in the right direction but do not go far enough
Student visas reconsidered
Should the Tories be so proud to have been raising numbers?
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Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Hurry hurry to Chop Chop
Gambling on Cantonese cuisine
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
The fog of facts
As elections approach, voters are forced to navigate a swamp of spin, distortion, and inaccessible data.