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The end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
Boxing clever
Racing has far better TV pundits than football
Gods of the gantry
Motson’s death has reminded us of the enduring power of good commentary
A columnist’s farewell
One column ends and another begins
Politics is not downstream from culture
Against Top Gear conservatism
The bizarre fetish for “grown-up” politics
Is it enough to not be a child?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
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
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Gender self-ID was never the law
Barrister Akua Reindorf KC speaks about the controversial trans guidance the government is so loath to implement
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
The EU’s immigration asymmetry
Ten years on, the EU still hasn’t learned Brexit’s hard lesson on migration