unemployment
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
The immigration merry-go-round
Britain’s discourse on migration is a timewasting charade
Dreams or delusions?
Why following your dreams can be a nightmare
An alternative to higher ed
We need more paths for young people
The rise of the panic masters
Why today’s graduates want to stay at university forever
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
Revising Roman rottenness
The monsters of old can teach us about the monsters of today
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
Death on demand?
Euthanasia offers only bad choices to the most vulnerable patients
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
A taste of history
Travel to Italy to savour the majestic “Barolo of the South”
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
