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I shall not cease from re-education
A lesson in compassion, intelligence and humility
Belfast boy
Christopher Silvester reviews two semi-autobiographical movies: Oscar-contender Belfast and arthouse The Souvenir
Forbidden fruit
Why do so many refuse to shoot woodcock?
The charity-industrial complex strikes again
Why is the government paying for the privilege of being prosecuted by lefty lobbyists?
The Great Game
Professor Jeremy Black on the 19th century cold war over Asia between Russian and Britain
Theodora: an over-fussy feminist failure
With productions this bad, it is no surprise that nobody cares about opera
Sons of no one
Father absence plus porn addiction puts boys behind bars
Urban skirmish
The new Chelsea Barracks is striking for its forgetfulness
Château South Downs
A hint of Roman history is nestled in the Surrey Hills
The Critic Books Podcast: Burntcoat
Burntcoat was one of the first “pandemic novels” to be published in the wake of Covid-19