The Critics
Funny guy
The charm of Lewis Capaldi
Tokyo story
An American takes on the Yakuza 84
Problem picture
The artist Balthus simply refuses to be cancelled
Multiple moans from the get-go
The americanisation of the BBC
Spring to life
April in London has a number of operatic things that look kind of fun
Once more with Gustavo
“Orchestra makes right call” shock!
A devil to relish
The stories that tell us that women are damned if they play the game of sexual availability and just as doomed if they don’t
Killer roles
The Dungeons & Dragons romp-com
Boney’s PR man
Antoine-Jean Gros: the artist behind Napoleon’s image
Chaos captivates
The newest season of Fauda is the most complex and thus the most satisfying so far
Most Read
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
A chaplain’s vindication
The case of Dr Bernard Randall has exposed the rot in our institutions
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
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
Andy Burnham’s devolution delusions
Think central government is the only problem? Look around you
A police school for scandal
Is it any wonder there’s a two-tier policing controversy when officer training is focused on political correctness?
The state enablers of the Stade shooting
A fatal shooting in Germany illuminated more than one man
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas
The vibe shift is a myth
Far from living through an age of cultural rebellion, we are seeing the imposition of cultural conformity
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?