Death
Flirting with the abyss
A benign trip to hospital offered a stark reminder that consciousness hangs by a deathly thread
A quick exit…
Our way of death has become increasingly mawkish. Far better to opt for a swift cremation, without frills or power ballads
Is it safe?
The torture of our new safety obsessed national psyche
Death: a walk in the park
Everyday lies with Theodore Dalrymple
Belgian light amid the gloom
The work of two fine artists is gaining belated and well-deserved recognition
A heavenly perspective
Thoughts on the plague with St Pauls’ greatest dean, John Donne
Terror Management
How coronavirus stopped us denying the reality of death
A positive thought
Theodore Dalrymple finds a reason to be cheerful
The authoritarian populism of Keir Starmer
This government is anything but technocratic
The nurseryfication of culture
Alienation has encouraged the normalisation of childishness
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Starmer’s tax will hurt children
It is not just a tax, it is cruel theft
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Kemi Badenoch’s bad spell
Badenoch keeps bowling lop hops to Keir Starmer
Opposing big government means opposing climate change
We need a market-led course to net zero
