Childhood
The kindest of ghosts
A new history of childhood reading is a treasure
Elegy for the phoneless youth
The lost romance of growing up without the internet
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Not exiles, but stayers
White South Africans are not abandoning their home
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
Cofnas, Cambridge and academic freedom
Truly provocative ideas are still unwelcome in our universities
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
From triple lock to price caps
Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football