An Admissions Don
The Critic has withheld the author’s identity because his views are incompatible with his career
I regret to inform you …
An Admissions Don at a major British university lays bare the quota-driven process of student selection and imagines what honest acceptance and rejection letters may look like
Who’s ready for the Equality Levy?
Birmingham’s bankruptcy is a portrait of Britain’s future
It’s the only one for me, nicotine
Once again, public health fanaticism is being prioritised over simple pleasures
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are
Women MPs should be representing women’s interests
It was ludicrous to talk about microaggressions in the aftermath of an alkaline attack
Why the Intellectual Dark Web has failed
Internet ideologues have yet to formulate a coherent vision to turn their ideas into action
Keystones of Britain’s history
Far too many young people are woefully ignorant of the splendour and meaning of our rich ecclesiastical architecture
Save St John’s Voices
The glorious tradition of British choral singing should be defended
Marshalling India’s maharajahs
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States by John Zubrzycki
Britain is still safe for Jews
It may be far from perfect — but where would be safer?
The Roman Republic is worth thinking about
The life and death of Tiberius Gracchus illustrate the virtues of populism
Self-ID versus survivors
Traumatised women deserve to know that they can be supported by women