Authoritarianism
Labour’s Gagging Acts
Labour is taking inspiration from Pitt the Younger when it comes to curbing speech
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
Big Sister is watching you?
Welcome to the panspectron
Britain must stop subsidising the Ugandan regime
We are propping up a brutal dictator
No, lockdowns were not inevitable
The Hallett inquiry has ignored the best arguments against shutdowns
Go back to the future
Millennial “progressive” politics have worsened our country and undermined democracy itself
So, cancel culture is real and bad now?
We should all oppose attacks on freedom of speech, but not only when it suits us
Britain doesn’t need a strongman, it needs a spine
Politicians must stop delaying difficult decisions
Exiting democracy
What do expats in authoritarian states say about the condition of British politics?
The thick blue line
The problem with humourless police officers
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Killing with kindness
The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Why 1776 matters to modern Britain
The American founding is a case study in peaceful regime change
From triple lock to price caps
Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands