cost of energy
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
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
The renewables red herring
It is not true that high energy prices are caused by a lack of investment in renewables
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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
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Chopping The Onion
It is neither brave nor clever to portray dissenting women as insane
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent