Grief
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
The Snowman and the sacrifices of Christmas
Nothing else has been quite as effective for introducing children to grief
On the politicisation of death
The tragic death of Brianna Ghey deserves a better response than the culture war
Our ultimate moment
Outstanding art for troubled times
On paying respects
A noble queue
A river of grief
The capital is suddenly submerged in mourning
“Thank you, ma’am, for everything”
On the death of Queen Elizabeth II
What we don’t talk about when we don’t talk about death
Mourning and moving furniture
Smoke Signals
How a song can drift across a life
The Critic Books Podcast: Nick Blackburn’s The Reactor
A compelling memoir about grief and repair
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
Keir’s junk politics
Keir Starmer is trying to reform the public, not the NHS
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
Labour’s economic policies are incoherent
Labour risks collapsing under the weight of its own inner economic contradictions
Explaining reality to Ed Miliband
You can’t ban baking and eat cake
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
The restless life of a very bourgois rebel
Gauguin was not an artist who lent himself to categorisation
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
