Will the Chinese “decolonise” Hong Kong?
Will a newly assertive Beijing seek to “decolonise” Hong Kong of the last visible signs of its colonial past?
Anonymity will not solve unconscious bias
How the double-blind peer review process will hinder scholarly output in the humanities
Tristram and the tyrants
Laurence Sterne’s 250-year-old masterpiece is a radical, riotous celebration of liberty loathed by both Nazis and communists
A better way for Britain
Global Britain loses out on the possible benefits of Brexit: the creation of a cooperative, triangulated, Regional Britain
Overarching view of the air war
These two volumes are a solid starting point for understanding the British and Commonwealth air war
Murders for the end of September
Four mysteries, three successes, two surprises and one flop
Nifty shades of grey
The National Gallery has surpassed itself, with a little help from its friends
The Critic Books Podcast: Heiresses
Having a fortune is not quite all it’s cracked up to be
Gentleman of Médoc
This wine is ready to drink but can readily be put down to hibernate for another half decade before being savoured by the Shepherd Market salonnières
October 2021: Letters to the Editor
The only people I have seen trying to eliminate biological sex are third-wave feminists
When comedy goes right, it’s very wrong
The Goes Wrong Show expertly mines hilarity through disaster
Failing their own
The University College Union is hounding members out of their jobs for holding gender-critical views