The justice system is enabling criminals
Britain needs more prison cells and stiffer sentences for dangerous violent men
Can we stop insulting the dead?
In defence of a neglected taboo
The thought police are losing power
Uncomfortable questions must be asked carefully — but they must be asked
The problem with experiments in multicultural living
Progressives have no real interest in objective analysis
In praise of plucky Brits
Remembering Robin Smith and an old valiant breed of British sportspeople
Nuzzi, Lizza, RFK and the death of journalism
What is the point of writing without readable prose?
Your Party is a far left farce
Radical socialists are a compelling argument against their own ideas
The meaning of Medomsley
An appalling case from recent British history should teach us sobering lessons about the nature of predation
The government is coming for men
A strategy for men’s health ends up being deeply muddled
Will religion divide the British right?
Using Christianity as a political prop does not help anyone
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James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Three pheasants, one Land Rover
Labour’s new war on pheasant shooting is about who gets to decide how England’s land is used
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
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Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Where are Britain’s moral voices?
On decriminalising abortion up to birth, the Archbishop of Canterbury must talk the talk, not walk the walk
From triple lock to price caps
Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth