British culture
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style
History unmakers
Our national treasures are morbid symptoms of a country in decline
Farewell, knights errant of the road
Once one of London’s most distinctive tribes, cycle messengers are a dying breed
London has lost its soul
National renewal must start with the capital
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
Why Christian culture is essential to education
It deeply informed our art and our ideas
Blogosphere bubble
Reviving a simple English classic: bubble and squeak
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
Sinn Féin sullied the cenotaph
Apologists for terrorism should have had nothing to do with Remembrance Sunday
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
Idiot voters
Badenoch’s team aren’t idiots. Not like the voters
The grim quasi-religious doctrine of “unconscious bias training”
Baroness Royall’s commitment to the idea should concern Oxford students, academics and administrators
The grand Budapest hotel
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s office gives Orbán the space to think
Subscribe to save the BBC
A radical new solution to the problem of the BBC’s outmoded licence fee that could ensure more high-quality programming
Why the Democrats cannot be populists
It goes against the managerial nature of the party
