John Stein
Get Hooked On Oily Fish — Or Else
Omega 3s may be overhyped by some of their supporters, but they are vital to our health and wellbeing
Desperately Needing Susan
The Royal Institution has made a huge mistake by sacking its media-friendly director
Upwardly Immobile
The best way to give working-class children a better chance in life is to offer education vouchers
Fatal Attraction of Tasty Food
Human bodies are simply not built to consume the unhealthy diet we eat nowadays
Our Reading’s Bad – But Not That Bad
Literacy teaching has undergone massive changes, but more are needed in the modern world
Science and Sentimentalism
By blocking the construction of the new Oxford laboratories, animal-rights activists are harming the university, the public and the animals themselves
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past