Toby Young

Toby Young is the co-author of What Every Parent Needs to Know and the co-founder of several free schools. In addition to being an associate editor of The Spectator, he is an associate editor of Quillette. Follow him on Twitter @toadmeister

Why I’m uneasy about academies for all

31 March 2016 2:00 pm

As someone who believes in limited government, I feel conflicted about universal academisation. I’m a fan of the academies policy…

Why I’d like to be a more dangerous dad

26 March 2016 9:00 am

According to figures obtained by BBC Breakfast last week, more than 500 people were arrested in England and Wales in…

Why I’d like to be a more dangerous dad

23 March 2016 3:00 pm

According to figures obtained by BBC Breakfast last week, more than 500 people were arrested in England and Wales in…

Why I’d like to be a more dangerous dad

23 March 2016 3:00 pm

According to figures obtained by BBC Breakfast last week, more than 500 people were arrested in England and Wales in…

The miracle of Michaela

19 March 2016 9:00 am

It was like being on the set of an inspirational Hollywood film about a visionary teacher who transforms the lives…

The miracle of Michaela

17 March 2016 3:00 pm

It was like being on the set of an inspirational Hollywood film about a visionary teacher who transforms the lives…

The miracle of Michaela

17 March 2016 3:00 pm

It was like being on the set of an inspirational Hollywood film about a visionary teacher who transforms the lives…

A new taste of Twitter nastiness

12 March 2016 9:00 am

Whenever I hear a leftie complain about being abused on Twitter, I think: ‘You should try being me.’ A case…

A new taste of Twitter nastiness

10 March 2016 3:00 pm

Whenever I hear a leftie complain about being abused on Twitter, I think: ‘You should try being me.’ A case…

A new taste of Twitter nastiness

10 March 2016 3:00 pm

Whenever I hear a leftie complain about being abused on Twitter, I think: ‘You should try being me.’ A case…

Purifying the gymnasium

5 March 2016 9:00 am

When Friedrich Nietzsche was offered a professorship in classical philology at the university of Basel in 1869 he was so…

What would my socialist dad think of me now?

5 March 2016 9:00 am

On Tuesday night I went to a birthday party for my father at the House of Commons. Hosted by the…

What would my socialist dad think of me now?

3 March 2016 3:00 pm

On Tuesday night I went to a birthday party for my father at the House of Commons. Hosted by the…

What would my socialist dad think of me now?

3 March 2016 3:00 pm

On Tuesday night I went to a birthday party for my father at the House of Commons. Hosted by the…

Vote ‘leave’ and stop the blurring of Britain

27 February 2016 9:00 am

I don’t remember the last European referendum being nearly as dramatic as the current one. In 1975, we were being…

Vote ‘leave’ and stop the blurring of Britain

25 February 2016 3:00 pm

I don’t remember the last European referendum being nearly as dramatic as the current one. In 1975, we were being…

Vote ‘leave’ and stop the blurring of Britain

25 February 2016 3:00 pm

I don’t remember the last European referendum being nearly as dramatic as the current one. In 1975, we were being…

Emma Thompson’s wrong, and not just about the EU

20 February 2016 9:00 am

At first glance, Emma Thompson’s intervention in the Brexit debate earlier this week didn’t make much sense. Asked at the…

Emma Thompson’s wrong, and not just about the EU

18 February 2016 3:00 pm

At first glance, Emma Thompson’s intervention in the Brexit debate earlier this week didn’t make much sense. Asked at the…

Emma Thompson’s wrong, and not just about the EU

18 February 2016 3:00 pm

At first glance, Emma Thompson’s intervention in the Brexit debate earlier this week didn’t make much sense. Asked at the…

Would I break my neck for a bit of TV fame?

13 February 2016 9:00 am

Not long ago I was asked if I wanted to participate in a Channel 4 reality show called The Jump.…

Would I break my neck for a bit of TV fame?

11 February 2016 3:00 pm

Not long ago I was asked if I wanted to participate in a Channel 4 reality show called The Jump.…

Would I break my neck for a bit of TV fame?

11 February 2016 3:00 pm

Not long ago I was asked if I wanted to participate in a Channel 4 reality show called The Jump.…

Why does no one speak up for poor white boys?

6 February 2016 9:00 am

David Cameron can be a frustrating figure at times. He wrote an article for the Sunday Times this week in…

Why does no one speak up for poor white boys?

4 February 2016 3:00 pm

David Cameron can be a frustrating figure at times. He wrote an article for the Sunday Times this week in…