The West is weak
The Russian-American prisoner exchange sends a catastrophic message of Western frailty
Beware of the K-Hype
The strange state of the States
A real education
We need a revolution in the way we teach, the curriculum, extracurriculars and funding
Are the grown ups really back in charge?
Centrist commentators are wallowing in limp clichés instead of asking serious questions about policy
The schadenfreude election
The Labour landslide is a clarifying moment, which will be good for British political debate
A short guide to voting in the general election
From Gorgeous George to the Newark Chainsaw Massacre, the Critic brings you a selectively exhaustive guide to the parties running in 2024
Welcome to butter mountain
Labour’s extraordinary predicted majority might disappear almost as quickly as it arrives
Old man shouts at Trump
The US Presidential debate was a tragicomic spectacle
In the beginning: neither fish nor fowl
Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson
Just stop
A new wave of disruptive protest is openly criminal, yet is minimally policed. It is time to say enough — and ban them all
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Tame Impala fails to impress
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How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
The Muslim modernisers
Muslim reformers do not innovate; they renew by seeking to mend what is broken
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
The big crunch
How university expansion failed to prepare Britain for the future
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.