Alastair Cook
The curse of the Next Big Thing label
Picking sport’s winners and losers when they are so young is a mug’s game
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
No interest in national interests
The government is not putting Britain first
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Is Donald Trump the new Hillary Clinton?
His campaign is failing to reach out to enough voters
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
Three decades of broken promises on immigration
Time and time again, Labour and the Conservatives have failed to deliver on their pledges
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Love, death and drink
Does inspiration really come out of a bottle?
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
