Australian deal
A great deal for Britain
Some things social media forgot to tell you about the UK–Australia trade deal
A “no deal” Brexit is not an “Australian deal” Brexit
The Withdrawal Agreement seriously constrains a sovereign UK’s room for manoeuvre
Brooding blokes
Russian writers loved a pouting, picturesquely pained protagonist
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
Keir’s junk politics
Keir Starmer is trying to reform the public, not the NHS
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
Labour’s move to ban speech on abortion won’t stop outside clinics
All dissent on the subject is being problematised if not criminalised
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
Will judges protect free speech for Christians?
A new case will determine whether expressing normal Christian beliefs precludes employment
Resist Labour’s managerial revolution
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are grimly committed to expanding the state and entrenching bureaucracy
