Child Exploitation
Don’t blame “county lines” victims
Exploited children need protecting, not convicting
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
What is Toryism for?
What has it done if it has not made a system it wishes to defend?
A dark day for Australian women
It takes more than a document to prove that you are female
Sausage to fortune
Vague promises might haunt Starmer more than an embarrassing gaffe
Still-sparkling gems of an annus mirabilis
Tried and tested novels overlooked in our neophilic rush to the new and wanting
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Portraits in cowardice
Conservative MPs need to rediscover their spines if they want to be effective
Kemi Badenoch won’t save the Conservatives
Her radical credentials are based on pure PR
The sadness of AI boyfriends
Technology can make romance frictionless and sterile