Artillery Row
The Telegraph takeover is a security threat
The UAE is heavily involved with our geopolitical rivals — so why are we letting them buy a British newspaper?
Britain’s Christmas “hobby horse” customs
“Animal guising” customs offer important insights into British festive culture
The artistic case for historical accuracy
There is no conflict between being truthful and being compelling
Heaven and earth in little space
Celebrating the day and the child that changed everything
The Snowman and the sacrifices of Christmas
Nothing else has been quite as effective for introducing children to grief
Heartbeats at Christmas
On embracing human life as an unqualified good
Bruckner’s delicate thunder
Anton Bruckner: 7th symphony (BR Klassik)
Is it still a wonderful life?
The values Frank Capra celebrated seem to be fading in our times
Deck the halls with Hallmark films
In praise of a genre that is both beloved and maligned
The Critic books of the year
Reading highlights from our editors and contributors
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
All the Mendelssohn you will ever need
Mendelssohn: Symphonies and Oratorios (Deutsche Grammophon)
Stop underestimating British tech
We should not surrender to the idea that American companies can do everything better
Our AI overlords will end bigotry
Bring on the machines
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
These green and printed lands
How William Caxton developed Englishness, and how his Englishness is breaking down