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A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
The party of retailers
Labour’s drift from its union roots reveals the party no longer knows what — or who — it is for
From triple lock to price caps
Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
The story of a lifetime
Whole life novels lay bare the randomness and haphazardness of life
Don’t panic about “Angry Young Women”
Despite everything, most people are still fairly normal
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Gruesome twosomes
Considering culinary mismatches
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis
Marketing masters
Catching the eye of a buyer in the social media era
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets