A lesson that the state—the modern, enlightened, left-liberal, Anglo-Saxon state—finds hard to learn is where the limits of its power lie. It fancies it can do all sorts of things that can’t be done. It does seem to have learned that it can’t do what it likes abroad but only because ‘abroad’ has shown itself […]
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I don’t want to underestimate the need to fight the culture wars but, sooner or later (though probably not by Christmas), they will be over and we shall wake up from the bad dream of wokery. But what will we wake up to? Almost certainly not anything to gladden a conservative. For dislocations and derangements
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Do British universities, as they are presently run, ‘advance education, learning and research’ for the ‘public benefit’, as required by charity law? Do the high salaries paid to CEO-like Vice-Chancellors? If not, then what? Mary Synge has an answer: “If a university is a charity, it is as much a charity as any other and must comply with the full reach of charity law” and if it behaves in a way that is not “in the best interests” of its charitable purpose “charity law makes the basis for a challenge.”
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When I was little more than a tiny tot, I thought I was a dog. I would crawl around on all fours and curl up in the dog basket. I asked to have my dinner in a bowl on the floor and would retreat under the table when unwelcome visitors came to call. Once, I
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Modern, online job recruitment scenarios almost always follow a predictable standard pattern:
First, a telecall completely out of the blue after months or even years of silence, from a casual, cheery-sounding commercial agency worker who talks from a script, with modern over-familiar style, first-name form of address, and insincere-sounding form greeting, as if he’s your long-lost best friend.
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It could be that Christianity, itself, may soon no longer be acceptable. The idea of combining the Muslim and Christian faiths into one unified religion, Chrislam, has been around for some time. Some view the actions of the Vatican in recent years as a step towards this union, and with the pope co-signing the Human Fraternity document with the Grand Iman of Al-Azhar bringing closer co-operation between Islam and Christianity, many Christians are worried about the future of their faith.
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Brand’s ability to relate to common folk is perhaps his greatest crime in the eyes of his hecklers in the media-establishment, because his success affirms that one does not need a privileged background or a degree from a (paradoxically titled) Russell Group university, to speak with insight on matters of contemporary importance.
Being yourself is hard. It’s especially hard for young people who are still figuring out who they really are. I understand how a simple explanation for all the confusion and wacky emotions that come with adolescence is tempting. Gender ideology not only offers that, but it also offers the chance to belong to a marginalised group and be part of, not just a clique, but an intense movement. What young people need to understand, however, is that it is much more satisfying to discover yourself as an individual and not as a label.
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Ofsted could learn something from the late Ms. Perry. Instead of tormenting schools with non sequiturs, use a bit of good old-fashioned common sense. She did. She knew her school and the children in her care. She didn’t need a spreadsheet to tell her. And, according to the people who matter – the parents – her school was wonderful.
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If you have a weakened heart or nervous tremors brought on from a Covid vaccine and any Covid boosters you might have taken recently, then this book is not for you: you’ll laugh so much you could easily find yourself being put out of your misery for good! This is a long overdue and very welcome
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