We do not believe in quotas. They would not only be undesirable, they would be illegal. There is legal protection for the autonomy of universities in running their own admission arrangements.

Roger Scruton is one of our great men of speculation

The DSA scheme has not been reviewed for 25 years

My challenge as university minister is about getting right balance of teaching and research.

If you lose your mind when in a large group then use someone else’s!

Excessive interest in pathological behavior was itself pathological

It’s not technically gossip if you start your sentence with “I’m really concerned about __________________, ” (fill in the name of the person you’re not gossiping about).

But however measurable, there is much more life in music than mathematics or logic ever dreamed of.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man.

The universe, I’d learned, was never, ever kidding.

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want fries with that?'

I like pessimists. They’re always the ones who bring life jackets for the boat.

If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.

We grew up with a camera in front of us.