cancellation
Banned played on
The hit on Roisin Murphy’s ‘Hit Parade’
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
Is Keir Starmer coming for Twitter?
A campaign group with close ties to Labour Party reportedly hopes to “kill Musk’s Twitter”
Academic freedom needs legal safeguards
Violations of academic freedom are endangering the progress of knowledge and the pursuit of truth
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
Labour’s inaction on religious persecution
The Freedom of Religion or Belief brief is simply being ignored by the government
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
