THE TORCH

I am convinced that the only people still making comparisons between the political philosophy of Edmund Burke and the modern Conservative...

Time was that mobs would shout, "crucify him!" and "we want Barrabas!" Now they shout "f**k white people!" and "we want new trainers!"...

Eight minutes and forty-six seconds. That was how long it took for George Floyd to die at the hands of the Minnesotan police officer...

At the Union a few terms ago, a debate was held on the motion “This House regrets the NHS’s status as a national religion”. It was a...

In the past, investigative journalism yielded significant scoops of great public interest which exposed major corruption and dodgy deals....

Sitting down to write this I don’t think it requires 1500 words and I’m not sure I have the time. There are dogs to walk, punts to sit...

It's hard to be rational when thinking about a malignant disease like Covid-19, but we must face some hard truths about the policy of...

Recent commentary published in Varsity has argued that the Cambridge Careers Service should effectively portray arms companies in a...

In the past 3 years, I’ve had the pleasure of visiting the Russian town of Bor twice. Described by Lonely Planet as an ‘unattractive...

At a time of great upheaval and instability at home, and conflict abroad, an Englishman and a Scotchman came together to write a new song...