Critic
Who holds the power?
Literary reputations are made and broken by a self-appointed clique of bien pensant liberal intellectuals
Pure gold among the C4 dross
Adam LeBor strikes television gold
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Going Green
A day out with Zack Polanski and friends
Regulations without services
How the state is prohibiting without providing
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Keeping us on message
The UK’s secret government propaganda unit dedicated to praising multiculturalism
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
The excesses of intellectual illiberalism
Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian