David James, Author at CapX

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How the culture wars killed the critic

David James - 27 Feb 2024

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Take it from a teacher, mobiles have no place in the classroom

David James - 20 Feb 2024

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Banksy and the death of satire

David James - 8 Jan 2024

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Goodbye, Mr Gibb

David James - 16 Nov 2023

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Whatever happened to education, education, education?

David James - 11 Oct 2023

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Pity the freshers starting university this week

David James - 25 Sep 2023

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Starmer's doublethink on private schools

David James - 15 Sep 2023

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A Level playing field? Let's hope this year marks the end of the scandal of grade inflation

David James - 18 Aug 2023

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In defence of Eton

David James - 15 Jun 2023

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Spare us Bear Grylls and his self-serving nonsense about schools

David James - 6 Jun 2023

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Politics and the decline of English Literature: why a vital subject is on the slide

David James - 15 May 2023

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Pity poor Wales if Michael Sheen is its saviour

David James - 20 Apr 2023

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A cheapened currency – why does the Bank of England think prejudice against private schools is OK?

David James - 7 Mar 2023

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In our heated culture wars, tradition ages like milk

David James - 3 Mar 2023

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With Labour on the attack, the value of private education has never been more at risk

David James - 11 Jan 2023

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Does Chat GPT really herald the end of the essay?

David James - 13 Dec 2022

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Let's stop pretending that teachers and nurses are paragons of virtue

David James - 14 Nov 2022

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Schools must not become a battlefield in the relentless march of the culture wars

David James - 3 Nov 2022

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Who cares where you went to school?

David James - 13 Oct 2022

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Blair's proposal to scrap GCSEs is wrong, wrong, wrong

David James - 23 Aug 2022

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A Levels results day is never 'pain-free' – that's the whole point of exams

David James - 18 Aug 2022

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This be perverse – cancelling Philip Larkin is political activism, not education

David James - 23 Jun 2022

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Why Euan Blair is so wrong about scrapping GCSEs

David James - 11 May 2022

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NEU model barmy: the teaching union's affiliation to Stop the War is a disgrace

David James - 12 Apr 2022

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There's nothing 'Kafkaesque' about learning the rules of English grammar

David James - 9 Mar 2022

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The error of a Commission: 'Learning for the Future' is the product of an educational echo chamber

David James - 26 Jan 2022

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Welsh GCSE reforms amount to educational vandalism on an epic scale

David James - 8 Nov 2021

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To restore school standards, we must put the adults back in the classroom

David James - 22 Oct 2021

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Nadhim Zahawi and the perils of playing identity Top Trumps

David James - 17 Sep 2021

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Private schools have a crucial role to play in welcoming Afghan refugees

David James - 18 Aug 2021

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Weimar-level grade inflation is an epic failure – and its consequences will be profound

David James - 10 Aug 2021

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Treating public sector workers like saints does us all a disservice

David James - 29 Jul 2021

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Children deserve better than this bloodless education recovery plan

David James - 2 Jun 2021

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The idea that exams kill creativity is fashionable nonsense

David James - 25 May 2021

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David James

How the culture wars killed the critic

Take it from a teacher, mobiles have no place in the classroom

Banksy and the death of satire

Goodbye, Mr Gibb

Whatever happened to education, education, education?

Pity the freshers starting university this week

Starmer's doublethink on private schools

A Level playing field? Let's hope this year marks the end of the scandal of grade inflation

In defence of Eton

Spare us Bear Grylls and his self-serving nonsense about schools

Politics and the decline of English Literature: why a vital subject is on the slide

Pity poor Wales if Michael Sheen is its saviour

A cheapened currency – why does the Bank of England think prejudice against private schools is OK?

In our heated culture wars, tradition ages like milk

With Labour on the attack, the value of private education has never been more at risk

Does Chat GPT really herald the end of the essay?

Let's stop pretending that teachers and nurses are paragons of virtue

Schools must not become a battlefield in the relentless march of the culture wars

Who cares where you went to school?

Blair's proposal to scrap GCSEs is wrong, wrong, wrong

A Levels results day is never 'pain-free' – that's the whole point of exams

This be perverse – cancelling Philip Larkin is political activism, not education

Why Euan Blair is so wrong about scrapping GCSEs

NEU model barmy: the teaching union's affiliation to Stop the War is a disgrace

There's nothing 'Kafkaesque' about learning the rules of English grammar

The error of a Commission: 'Learning for the Future' is the product of an educational echo chamber

Welsh GCSE reforms amount to educational vandalism on an epic scale

To restore school standards, we must put the adults back in the classroom

Nadhim Zahawi and the perils of playing identity Top Trumps

Private schools have a crucial role to play in welcoming Afghan refugees

Weimar-level grade inflation is an epic failure – and its consequences will be profound

Treating public sector workers like saints does us all a disservice

Children deserve better than this bloodless education recovery plan

The idea that exams kill creativity is fashionable nonsense