08/18/2020 - 1:10am

How Ofqual failed the algorithm test The embarrassing truth is that their mathematical model was a prejudice machine

Timandra Harkness

18.08

Why Boris needs an heir apparent Blair had Brown and Cameron had Osborne: a succession plan is a stabiliser

Peter Franklin

18.08

Is snobbery as bad as racism? The British are so sensitive about it — but not the inequities of class that it's based on

Cosmo Landesman

17.08

No one has the ‘right’ to have a baby The movement for fertility equality is pushing against the limits our bodies place on us

Louise Perry

17.08

What Dungeons and Dragons taught me about politics The skills learned about heroes and monsters are relevant to many aspects of government

James Kirkup

17.08

How Birmingham changed the world With its long history of nonconformity and innovation, Brum is a blueprint for a better Britain

Paul Lay

17.08

Why mushrooms are magic Merlin Sheldrake's new book, Entangled Life, reveals just how much our lives depend upon fungi

John Lewis-Stempel

14.08

How Covid exposed the world’s lack of care Instead of pushing the old and disabled out of society, we must find them a home

Ian Birrell

14.08

Ben & Jerry’s pitiful ‘wokescreen’ The ice cream maker's attempt to shame the Home Secretary on Twitter didn't go according to plan

Douglas Murray

14.08

Racial categories are reactionary One of the most banal and vulgar ways to think about humanity is to classify by ‘race’

Ralph Leonard

14.08

How offensive is Edinburgh Festival? If new legislation passes, actors could be criminalised for hurting an audience member's feelings

Joan Smith

13.08

Ramsgate’s difficult relationship with Europe The history of this corner of England has always been coloured by its proximity to the continent

Aris Roussinos