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Good luck…
David Goodhart wishes The Critic every success
Small is best
In Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa small nations lead in terms of economic and social development
Switchboard is busy
An untruth exposed
Moronic inferno
An anonymous academic on campus follies
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
Equality of opportunity, and other bedtime stories
Britain cannot make progress if equality is its highest goal
Nice Tice
Can Richard Tice clean up Reform’s image? Or a park?
By the by-elections
Do not expect major surprises or lasting change as a result of the latest Scottish by-elections
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The end of encrypted Europe
Europe’s latest Chat Control may see child protection become a pretext for wider surveillance.
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes