William Gibson
William Gibson is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford Brookes University. He is the co-editor of The Lantern of History: Essays in Honour of Jeremy Black (Old Stables Press, 2020).
How to Climb the Academic Pole
Ambitious young academics see the lecture hall and research laboratory as a shackle
The Idea of a twenty-first century University
Newman’s Idea of The University imagined by Jeremy Black and William Gibson for the modern world
Confessions of a left-wing Pope
Life: My Story Through History by Pope Francis with Fabio Marchese Ragona
Killing the good Samaritans
In the face of monstrous violence, we are losing control of our public spaces
Farage bursts the green bubble
Nigel Farage is right about the unrestrained pursuit of Net Zero
Do feminists speak for all women?
To speak on behalf of women is not to speak for or over them
Gambling with the numbers
A new survey of problem gamblers has serious problems of its own
How cinemas can save themselves
Watching films at the cinema should be a communal experience
The Conservatives need a clear-out
Failed advisers and politicians have to be removed
I love a “dream home” nightmare
What disasters will strike the family next? You almost expect a tsunami
The final lap
Senna dives into the high-speed Tamburello corner and never comes out of it
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