Standpoint's Mole in English cricket dissects an institution dazzled by the prospect of big money

Anthony Daniels on the joys of of browsing second-hand bookshops; Christopher Edwards on the life of an antiquarian bookseller

British universities need to become more like America’s if they want to keep the best scientists

In sport, it’s not just knowing how to lose that’s important, it’s also knowing how to win

Daisy Waugh eavesdrops on the chattering classes

A new exhibition at the V&A seeks to rehabilitate a style that sought to inspire wonder and awe

TV journalists should start to worry. Their fate may be as grim as that of the press

Two 19th-century novels reveal contrasting attitudes to music and its place in Jewish culture

Good people are being prevented from adopting not only because of who they are but because of what they think

Keynes may be the flavour of the month but the Sage of Kirkcaldy’s insights are more valuable than ever