Ewa Dymek
Did George Floyd’s killing give me black privilege?
My time inside the Holodeck was exhilarating, but like all addictions it just masked my other problems and never addressed reality
The collapse of the Tory Party has just begun
How Reform crippled the Conservatives
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
Recreational rioting
Is your right an existential threat to the nation or just blowing off steam? It depends on which flag you’re waving
Why personal insults fail
Getting personal might be mean, but it is also ineffective
Sheikhs on a train
Patronising foreign people, and other progressive trends
Wagner: the long and short of it
Creativity consists in destruction, in turning the composer inside-out, in making fun of him.
Is Donald Trump the new Hillary Clinton?
His campaign is failing to reach out to enough voters
Up with expertise, down with experts
Politicians should be informed by experts but not led by them
Embracing the quiet life
Keir Starmer takes a vow of public service and perpetual dogmatic silence
Against beautiful losers
We must lose our attachment to the good-natured failure
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