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Britain needs a coherent China policy
From Hinkley Point to Huawei, we have no idea how to deal with Beijing
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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
Averting irrational egalitarianism
How to stop ideological anti-racism damaging our institutions and our country
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
When compassion kills
Decriminalising vagrancy is no act of kindness
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
The end of encrypted Europe
Europe’s latest Chat Control may see child protection become a pretext for wider surveillance.
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
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
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
Populism in its purest form
Nigel Farage is rallying his voters to defend his right not to be asked inconvenient questions about his money
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester