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Roger Scruton finally makes his mark on Oxford
Niall Ferguson opens Roger Scruton memorial lecture series
What we talk about when we want to do nothing
The problematic discourse is disingenuous opportunism
Going nowhere
Covid-19 travel laws “may change with little warning”, so why plan ahead?
Green gift for China
Failing climate policies create international discord that benefits no one but China
The parent trap
Are social workers targeting mothers who serve frozen meals?
The Critic’s new home
Ecclesiastical textiles, Regency architecture and relief carvings: welcome to The Critic’s new address
The meaning of life
Many find theology dusty, but McGrath makes a pitch for it as the centre of our world
Getting creative with history
The promise of John-Paul Stonard’s Creation is poisoned by a revisionist agenda
The Polish Volin, Vol. 2 (Chandos)
The atmosphere is so thick you’d need a charcuterie knife to cut it
A lecture in unflagging naivety
If you want your views of the wrongness of Brexit confirmed, this dull book will do so
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The Starmer strikes back
In a galaxy far, far from stable, Labour’s leadership chaos overshadows the King’s Speech
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
Tolerating the intolerant — and the intolerable
The right’s refusal to confront political Islam has helped entrench it in Britain
Working with Woods
There have been too few honest explorations into the intrinsic link between woods and humans
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Leaving the ECHR would not make Britain like Russia
The case for opposing withdrawal is currently intellectually fatuous
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show