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Citizens of somewhere
Michael Henderson delves into two different radio programmes with identity at the centre
The House mirror
Sir David Amess showed MPs what they should be
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
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
Labour’s timebomb
This one-term Labour government will bequeath a wretched economic mess
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
The authoritarian populism of Keir Starmer
This government is anything but technocratic
Make high culture popular again
We need to face the music and embrace the highbrow
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
Prom-lematic
Landlords, Lammy, “Land of Hope and Glory” and other questionable phenomena
