Inspirations
Writer Dodie Smith’s influences were far from Primrose Hill…
Instead of the chocolate-box pink stucco houses of Primrose Hill, it was the castles and cottages of Suffolk which served as Smith’s inspiration
Just stop
A new wave of disruptive protest is openly criminal, yet is minimally policed. It is time to say enough — and ban them all
The real St George’s Day
The week in fragile people and fragile porcelain
Labour won’t survive unless it boosts living standards
People need hope that things can eventually get better
Labour are playing with fire on abortion
There is no case for decriminalising late-term abortion
The Greens are worse than useless
Their reputation for being nice if a touch naive is far too generous
No dog in this fight
A Labour government will bring fresh disasters to replace the old Tory ones, but the Critic will continue its policy of honest criticism
The EU is overregulating AI
Caution and control are being overemphasised above economic and technological opportunity
Pathetic fallacy? Pathetic government
Sunak’s sad announcement was miserably symbolic of Conservative failure
Balance the books
Britain’s soaring debt may not be as sustainable in the long term as figures suggest
Not amused: Victoria in her own words
Beneath the excitable phrases and endless underlining, Victoria’s correspondence doggedly promoted a coherent policy