English Civil War
Allies and enemies
A fascinating if flawed dual biography
Raw and immersive tale of the Civil War
The siege of Basing House encompasses all of England in microcosm
The Critic Books Podcast: The Restless Republic
What happened in the decade Britain was without a monarch?
Cavalier with the facts
PMQs pitches a Cavalier prime minister against his Roundhead opponent. But Boris risks a lot as “the Rupert of debate”
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Britain should have voted against reparations
The moral and historical arguments for “reparatory justice” are bogus
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death
Europe’s French nuclear shield?
With the NATO alliance under threat, will
Europe really trust President Macron’s
offer of a pan-EU nuclear deterrent?
A bewitching Sink drama
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe make Shakespeare compelling for Gen Z
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The case for compromise with Cuba
The strategic case for negotiating with Havana
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
Gender self-ID was never the law
Barrister Akua Reindorf KC speaks about the controversial trans guidance the government is so loath to implement
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real