Burntcoat
The Critic Books Podcast: Burntcoat
Burntcoat was one of the first “pandemic novels” to be published in the wake of Covid-19
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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
The wonders of Whistler
A new exhibition offers calm stillness — mostly
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
Populism in its purest form
Nigel Farage is rallying his voters to defend his right not to be asked inconvenient questions about his money
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change