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Mockney banker
From Winchester to Whitechapel
A silent whistle
Paranoia about rhetoric does more harm than good
Gone with the wind
Renewable energy is cripplingly expensive
Markets are not neutral
It is politically advantageous to pretend they are — but it is untrue
Captivating concertos
Beethoven/Ravel: Concertos (Avanticlassic)
Bringing the world into focus
The maverick genius of Thomas Sowell
False hope and online therapy
What the cloying advertorials conceal
A woman for all seasons
A rare brave voice in the House of Lords
The humanities hit back
Science has ventured beyond its proper territory
Is a new Eurozone crisis in sight?
Dark clouds gather over the European financial landscape
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
The next chapter for The Critic
A request — and an opportunity!
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws