Boxwood
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Peston’s Inbox
Farage: I’m not worried
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names
Regulating the rogue degree factories
Do universities have the resources and the will to monitor what is happening in their name?
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
Green eggs and flam
A fine way to make herbes omelette
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