Sebastian Milbank

Sebastian Milbank is Associate Editor of the Critic. He tweets at @JSMilbank

The invention of identity is both a tragic and a universal story

An ancient civilisation is at risk of being wiped off the map

They should pay someone to regularly scream “14 years!” during brainstorming sessions at CCHQ

We could do a lot worse than a marriage with our closest continental neighbour

The old sedition laws are a tried and tested standard

Rachel Reeves’s misery sums up the state of the Labour government

The NHS is a moral covenant that will soon be entirely broken

Keir Starmer has already wasted his opportunity to govern

Sentimental myth-making will not paper over the cracks in British society

With the barbarians at the gate, this vote was a last sacrifice to the NHS