Gerald Frost
November 2020: Letters to the Editor
Too kind to Trotsky
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
What has Labour learned?
Pinning the failures of the government on Keir Starmer alone will not work
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
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
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
Final Analysis
The real measure of a degree
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid