Booksheds
Emerging from Sri Lanka’s lockdown: a morning at Colombo’s booksheds
A S H Smyth pays a visit to one of his favourite places in Colombo
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Will judges protect free speech for Christians?
A new case will determine whether expressing normal Christian beliefs precludes employment
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
