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Across the universe
How railways conquered the world
In defence of booze
The dangers of alcohol are being overstated
Just when can women let ourselves go?
Expectations can be just as oppressive as we age
Against Anglophobia
The English should stop sucking up to people who dislike them
Cancelling the soul
A culture of censoriousness is stifling our civic life
Doctor doesn’t know best
Non-binary blarney in Killarney
Anglo-Saxon extremists
The strange logic of the activists who insist the term “Anglo-Saxon” is racist
Leaver Las Vegas
What happens in Westminster, rarely stays in Westminster
The people’s vote
The integrity of the democratic process has been fatally undermined by machine politics and diversity quotas
Hope for helots? (w/ Tom Jones)
It is no surprise that the young are disaffected
Most Read
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
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
Peston’s Inbox
Farage: I’m not worried
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
From triple lock to price caps
Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Excessive producer responsibility
Virtue-signalling policies are picking the pockets of consumers
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow