Burntcoat
The Critic Books Podcast: Burntcoat
Burntcoat was one of the first “pandemic novels” to be published in the wake of Covid-19
Now’s your time, House of Lords
The upper house must prove its worth by opposing the shabby Chagos Islands deal
Lock her up
And, simultaneously, let him go
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Love, death and drink
Does inspiration really come out of a bottle?
Defending an outdoor smoke
There is no rational argument for prohibition
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
Is this just fantasy?
Sir Brian May is wrong: farmers do care
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
Religion without mercy
Progressivism has all the zeal of Christianity, but none of its emphasis on forgiveness
Scottish independence is dead, for now
But there is no room for complacency or appeasement
