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Time to stop devaluing manual work Politics

Time to stop devaluing manual work

6th October 2020
George Bernard Shaw’s views do not diminish his legacy Culture

George Bernard Shaw’s views do not diminish his legacy

17th September 2020
Without exams, education falls apart Politics

Without exams, education falls apart

12th August 2020
That Fourth Plinth artwork is worse than naff Culture

That Fourth Plinth artwork is worse than naff

11th August 2020
Lockdown has dealt a blow to state education Politics

Lockdown has dealt a blow to state education

30th July 2020
We cannot scrap exams again Politics

We cannot scrap exams again

7th July 2020
School leaders must prove they value education Politics

School leaders must prove they value education

29th June 2020
Oxford has abandoned its critical faculties UK

Oxford has abandoned its critical faculties

19th June 2020
Who will speak for children? Politics

Who will speak for children?

11th June 2020
In defence of Homer Culture

In defence of Homer

27th February 2020
It’s not racism that makes us value Shakespeare Culture

It’s not racism that makes us value Shakespeare

12th February 2020
Racial thinking has no place in education Politics

Racial thinking has no place in education

7th January 2020

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Let girls be girls Politics

Let girls be girls

9th September 2019
It isn’t racist to criticise halal meat UK

It isn’t racist to criticise halal meat

22nd August 2019
In defence of MC Devvo Free Speech

In defence of MC Devvo

13th August 2019
Mickey Mouse degrees: selling out education UK

Mickey Mouse degrees: selling out education

11th June 2019
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