Civil Society
Death by a thousand regulations
British politicians are allowing unnecessary laws to ruin civil society
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
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 lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
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
A Laboured response
Keir Starmer and his advocates are all out of ideas
What is anger for?
If young women are going to be radical, they need to make it worth it
We’ve had enough agitslop
British TV drama has become an embarrassing display of liberal neuroses
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
A case for Classics
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment
Prosthetic, pathetic, human
Angela de la Cruz’s playful and ghastly art touches a raw nerve
The EU’s immigration asymmetry
Ten years on, the EU still hasn’t learned Brexit’s hard lesson on migration
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?