Constitution
A vengeful pursuit of political power
Natascha Engel reviews Unspeakable by John Bercow
Supremely impartial
Far from being enemies of the people, our judges have a fine record in ignoring political considerations when making their rulings
A one-sided view of history that neuters parliament
Brexiteers are right: parliamentary sovereignty is inextricably linked with national sovereignty
Jury’s out for the new attorney general
Is Suella Braverman up to the job?
Squalid optimist
The PM’s mendacity about the sunlit uplands of New Model Britain is psychotic
The UK’s four nations can be reinvented and flourish
The Anglo-British belief in national self-government could forge a new path
Judging the judges
The way forward is clear: we need another Constitutional Reform Act, writes Joshua Rozenberg
Restoring the Constitution
Martin Howe QC explains why we need a Restoration of the Constitution Bill
Cancel the train drivers
Brexiteers, transphobes, racists and right-wingers — but I repeat myself
A bad man writes a worse book
Alastair Campbell’s new book is beneath the level of the bargain bin
Élection dangereuse
Emmanuel Macron risks it all
Failing universities
What has gone wrong in British higher education?
National disservice
Young people have little to be grateful for, so why should they “give back”?
Farage bursts the green bubble
Nigel Farage is right about the unrestrained pursuit of Net Zero
The Conservatives must learn from their failures
Our failure was predictable and must not be repeated
C. L. R. James and the majesty of cricket
The West Indian writer and historian knew that cricket is far more than merely a sport
The EU is coming for “hate speech”
The European Commission is considering including “hate speech” in a list of serious bloc-wide crimes
No dog in this fight
A Labour government will bring fresh disasters to replace the old Tory ones, but the Critic will continue its policy of honest criticism
Declining nude
A life drawing class gets rather too real
