fiscal rules
Is Britain on borrowed time?
As decades of borrowing have left public finances exposed, a sovereign debt crisis is a real risk
End the fiction of fiscal rules
We need more honesty in Westminster policy making
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The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
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A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
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Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
Against the censorious right
Miriam Cates is wrong about free speech and anonymity
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
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
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect