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The objectification of Britney Spears
The Women in Me is a powerful and disturbing perspective on misogyny
Eat on the wild side
A lamentation on the bland American diet
Birth trauma must be taken seriously
Women in labour need more care and respect
A fence in Röszke
Hungary is on the frontlines of the migration crisis
Free speech lives in Finland
The Helsinki court’s affirmation of free speech today is a much-needed beacon of hope
A left-wing Limbaugh
James O’Brien has become a part of what he loathes
Why employers should reconsider Trans Day of Remembrance
Is this a display of compassion or an opportunistic politicised event?
Sunak is turning his back on Brexit voters
Sacking Suella and bringing back Cameron sends the worst possible signal to the Red Wall
Imagine there’s no problem
It isn’t hard to do
Who governs Britain?
David Scullion joins the Critic to discuss working for Suella, the culture of Westminster, and fighting the blob
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
The great HR survivors
As the DEI era fades, personnel heads live on as senior CEO consiglieri and hatchet-bearers
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
No, the King has not converted
A bizarre conspiracy theory
that Charles III is a Muslim is
easily shown to be false
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation