Edward Howell
Dr Edward Howell is a Lecturer in Politics at New College, University of Oxford. He tweets at @theedwardhowell
Close the Confucius Institutes
Britain should not be enabling Chinese soft power
A short guide to voting in the general election
From Gorgeous George to the Newark Chainsaw Massacre, the Critic brings you a selectively exhaustive guide to the parties running in 2024
Irreversible damage
Trans “healthcare” has been utterly discredited, but activists are undeterred by the evidence
The problem with Nigel Farage
The maverick Reform leader might be entertaining, but he is also unreliable
The name game
There’s a meeting of the world’s most important leaders, and Rishi has been invited along, too
Great big rain showers
C Schumann/Grieg: Piano concertos (Signum)
Reclaiming freedom in the arts
Great art that speaks of today cannot be made in a climate of fear
The Conservative love affair with petty prohibitionism
How much time has been wasted on trivial legislation?
Lucia di Lammermoor, Royal Opera House
It’s an amazing paradox that something as tawdry as opera can produce such a pure expression of what it is to be human
This was a bad start to the week
More work for the BBC pronunciation unit
Sweet vengeance could turn sour
Anti-Conservative right-wingers should be careful what they wish for