EU
Democracy is being undermined in Northern Ireland
Brussels and London are both being reckless about Stormont
The EU is leaving Britain behind on immigration
The continent is waking up to the need for solutions, and Britain must wake up as well
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, European
Where does shitposting end and statesmanship begin?
The day #FBPE delusions died
Europeans have shifted rightwards — and no one should be surprised
The EU is overregulating AI
Caution and control are being overemphasised above economic and technological opportunity
The EU is coming for “hate speech”
The European Commission is considering including “hate speech” in a list of serious bloc-wide crimes
Europe between the Seine and the Tiber
It is time for Paris and Rome to rethink sovereignty and their relationship with the EU
The campaign against National Conservatism is a disgrace
A peaceful conference is facing state and activist intimidation
Britain is at breaking point
The UK is experiencing existential challenges, but neither elitists nor populists offer a solution
The hollowness of postliberalism
Its vagueness and sentimentality encourage political opportunism
Dissolve the hotbeds of wokery
Failing universities should go the way of the monasteries under Henry VIII
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
The student politics of Clive Lewis
All he sees are good guys and bad guys
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Folly, fantasy and Britain’s defence crisis
Britain has spent scarce resources in support of the fantasy of “Global Britain”
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
