Councils
The asylum crisis is undermining local services
Local councils are struggling to bear the strain of a broken asylum system
We have to rein in meddling councils
Local authorities have become overbearing and unaccountable
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The next chapter for The Critic
A request — and an opportunity!
The memory wars
Poland and Ukraine must find some way to stop falling out over history
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Tolerating the intolerant — and the intolerable
The right’s refusal to confront political Islam has helped entrench it in Britain
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
The promises of politicians
We are surrounded by lies, euphemisms and deceit
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer