Green Belt
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Bring back Victorian YIMBY-ism
We cling to the buildings our 19th century forebears left behind, but they would decry our squeamishness
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
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
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Surrogacy is not a human right
Noble principles are being twisted to prop up an exploitative ideology
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses