Burntcoat
The Critic Books Podcast: Burntcoat
Burntcoat was one of the first “pandemic novels” to be published in the wake of Covid-19
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
Plagiarism: a racist weapon
It has been genuinely disturbing to see Claudine Gay ousted simply for being an empowered black woman
Full steam ahead!
How British canal boats steamed towards the future
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
The building that inspired Orwell
Was there an appetite at the time for monumental buildings, equivalent to those in Moscow?
How trans activists captured the hate crime agenda
The “hate crime” agenda is based on bad policing and worse politics
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
Explaining the gender gap in politics
Why men and women have been marching in different ideological directions
Disbanding St John’s Voices would be cultural vandalism
Modern bureaucrats should leave our choirs alone
Were lockdowns ethical?
Questionable benefits were emphasised above obvious and dramatic harms
