Family
A kind of loving
Lincoln Allison is moved by a cache of his father’s wartime love letters and what they reveal about conflict, his parents’ relationship — and a huge generational chasm
You Know, Thingamabob
A lockdown memoir: Surprising conversations with my father
The hell of hol-shaming
Claudia Savage-Gore on the pitfalls of the back-to-school run at the worst time of year
When Political Families Fall Out
Has the dysfunctional family replaced the dynastic one in politics?
The joys of the virus
Can enforced idleness make us less stressed and more contemplative?
The strange history of Keir Starmer and assisted suicide
How long, and to what extent, has the prime minister supported legalisation?
Doom and bloom
Live woke and die
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
The first female President will be Republican
American conservatives are far less averse to assertive women than the political left
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
Reaping a bitter harvest
Labour are struggling to justify their own policies
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
A matter of life and death
It is not the job of judges to tell someone that they are wrong for believing in life
