Category Opinion

In September, I wrote “No matter who wins, the next president will declare that they have a ‘mandate’ to do something. And they will be wrong.” I was wrong in one sense. Now, I still think the idea of mandates…

With A-level marks higher than last year, and more young people getting places at their first-choice universities, 2024 will be counted as a successful round of results. Unlike 2023’s cohort, most of whose GCSE grades were awarded by teachers due…