Sharing the great American dream
The Upswing by Robert Putnam, with Shaylyn Romney Garrett
Good luck…
David Goodhart wishes The Critic every success
The questioning of women
Answers are the hardest words to say
Jane Austen’s social and political world
Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about Jane Austen and the social and political world she inhabited
A new refuge for controversial ideas is an indictment of academia
In a better world, the Journal of Controversial Ideas wouldn’t need to exist
Libraries and laureates: a study in necessity
Without school libraries, boys and girls will grow up in households where the idea of owning books, or even borrowing, seems an increasingly fantastical one
Is GB News representing the 52 per cent?
If GB news wants to start up with a bang, they could do worse than signing Nigel Farage
Classic Dom
See Lee out back about the merch, there’s grenade keyrings and everything
Harry and Meghan – the aftermath
Over the course of two excoriating hours during the Oprah interview, The Firm found itself accused of racism, snobbery and emotional retardation
A time to keep silence and time to speak
Nicola Sturgeon offers a PR masterclass in how to bury bad news
Faith in the voters
Boris’s secret is not treating the electorate like depressing raw material
A surprising celebration
Good Friday is both a demonstration of, and the only answer to, what has gone wrong with the world