2001 General Election
How New Labour made Boris Johnson
Twenty years ago, the Conservative Party was at its lowest ebb. But on the night of New Labour’s greatest triumph, one man promised to revive their fortunes…
Dedication’s what you need
Down with the gratitude-bloat of authors’ endless lists of acknowledgements
The silence that tells Joe Biden who his real allies are
Irish reluctance to support Ukraine presents Unionists with an opportunity to counter American Brit-bashing over the Protocol reforms
A pair of presidential PMs
Is Boris Johnson reminiscent of Churchill or a very different PM?
Dinner in the Bloodlands
Belarus Free Theatre brings moral complexity to the table
The Critic Books Podcast: Portable Magic
Lucasta Miller discusses Emma Smith’s new book
Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no lies
Lord Geidt’s thankless task: teaching Boris not to fib
Save this Severn heaven
A property developer has an idyllic and precious plotland development in his sights
Walking the path of the stupidly rich
Serious Money tracks the excesses and indulgences of those with wealth to burn
Reversing a tragic half century of lost lives
The US supreme court decision is a victory for decency and democracy
New stories from a very old city
A history as brilliantly labyrinthine as the city it describes