Individualism
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
Is Britain a Christian country?
The UK has an established religion alright — the worship of the self
Art is not all about you
It is not elitist to expect audiences to be quiet
Whataboutmeism
British politics is afflicted by a hatred of normality
Letting go for God
Selfhood begins with a walking away
Why standards matter
Take off your trainers, Mr Peston
“Scottish visas” would double down on two failed ideas
The plan offers the worst of devolution and mass migration in one policy
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
The Bar should say “bye” to EDI
Barristers should not have to follow ever more extensive equality standards
Graduation blues
On the sad decline of the British university
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
Save nursing from the universities
There is no need for nursing to be a graduate only occupation
Is Starmer the anti-Thatcher?
He does not have the right ambition and imagination
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
