Crises
Back to the 70s? If only…
Britain is in far worse trouble than we were 40 years ago
Petrol panic 2021
The petrol shortage could have been avoided if petrol stations had raised their prices
Controlling crises
How do governments of past, present, national and international deal with crises?
The progressive war on sex
New norms around “consent” are aimed at destroying the miracle of intimacy
Manager or meme?
Is Musk’s takeover of Twitter a good thing, a disaster, or just very funny?
The unification of Germany
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the path of German unification, from the failed revolutions of 1848 to the creation of Bismarck’s Reich
Accusations of transphobia are pure misdirection
Barrister Robin Moira White has falsely accused the AEA of “transphobia” for defending women’s rights
Joyous adventures in the absurd
A new performance of a Janacek opera takes one to the moon and back
The Critic Books Podcast: Stewkey Blues
DJ Taylor’s new collection of short stories
Ukraine’s Passion
As we confront radical evil, we should look to the lesson of Good Friday
Frederick the Great and the rise of Prussia
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart talk about the role of Prussia in the eighteenth century
Why we need a new movement
The timid world of BritLit needs to be shaken up by a mutinous new clique of writers
Sob stories
Real men have grit in their eye
Labour’s Indian problem
The local elections suggest British Indians are drifting away from the Left