Gymnastics
Too big to fail
It would have been better for Simone Biles if we’d just accepted her defeat
Anti-Christian bias is rife in Employment Tribunals
If you’re Christian, you can no longer count on a fair hearing in workplace disputes
The melting pot that boiled over
Beirut was once a playground for the rich and famous, but now seemingly destined for decline
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Wagner: the long and short of it
Creativity consists in destruction, in turning the composer inside-out, in making fun of him.
Money troubles
At stake is the fate of the most-watched football league in the world
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
Fear and favour
Are the police guilty of a “two tier” approach? They are if their own “Police Race Action Plan” is to be believed
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
Don’t shoot the piano man
A silent film pianist was blacklisted from the BFI for supporting J.K. Rowling
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
