Cromwell
Building a new world on the ruins of the old
After all this drama, what kind of England ultimately emerged?
Raw and immersive tale of the Civil War
The siege of Basing House encompasses all of England in microcosm
Pulsating panorama of a complex decade
A new history of the Interregnum rescues this forgotten period of history from oblivion
The Critic Books Podcast: The Restless Republic
What happened in the decade Britain was without a monarch?
A puritan but not a fanatic
Simon Heffer reviews Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of Cromwell’s Protectorate by Paul Lay
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Rage against the dying of the night
The loss of the soft-lit splendour of London after dark
Will London fall?
If the Greens take London, what might happen to policing?
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Smart but ill-suited
Michael Anton was too good for the administrations that he helped to create
Reform should not abandon free markets
Nigel Farage should stick to his liberal guns against the forces of collectivism