Whatever happened to the polymath?
Professor Jeremy Black talks to The Critic’s political editor, Graham Stewart, about the idea of the Renaissance Man
Can George Galloway keep Scotland British?
The Alliance 4 Unity is the wildcard in Scottish politics
Black’s History Week
The Critic’s new weekly podcast series, with Professor Jeremy Black
The Ruling Passion
Should former prime ministers gently fade away?
Why is Britain good at R&D but has so few major tech companies?
Mike Lynch offers his solutions – from ARM to post-Brexit regulation
China’s Long March
How should the UK and its allies treat the rise of China?
Frustrate their knavish tricks?
Is foreign interference in British politics any different now than in the past?
The politicisation of the police
British police officers are enforcing Stonewall’s wishlist
Is there a way back for Scottish Labour?
And does it start with sacking its leader, Richard Leonard? Graham Stewart asks John McTernan
Could Harry and Meghan have learnt from Edward and Wallis?
Graham Stewart and Alexander Larman discuss how the House of Windsor adapts and endures
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
No Kemi, liberalism hasn’t been hacked
Badenoch’s party brought us to this point. It was no accident
Twitter has always been toxic
Bluesky is a reminder of an earlier form of smug spitefulness
Post-truth medicine
Gender clinics offer a charade that relies on the symbols of evidence-based medicine
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
Something has gone very wrong with “human rights”
When the “rights” of foreign sex criminals are being prioritised above the safety of Britons, we need change
Junk food? More like junk statistics
New claims about the costs of obesity are wildly exaggerated
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
In defence of Michael Foran
Do not confuse the intensity of trolls for righteousness
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
