Clive James
Poet who wrote for all of us
Daniel Johnson says that Clive James’s enduring legacy is his verse
Sharing the pleasure in poetry
James Booth reviews ‘Somewhere Becoming Rain: Collected Writings on Philip Larkin’
Clive James, the Kid from Kogarah
A tribute to the late Clive James, by David Herman
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
How will Christian MPs shape the assisted suicide debate?
The Tory Christian is in decline, but the Labour Christian could make the difference
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
The DUP aren’t tough negotiators
The party that claimed to stand up for unionists capitulated at every turn
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures