ISIS
Taking on ISIS and Eichmann
Covering a French spy thriller, a documentary on Eichmann and a British government drama
We need to forgive Shamima Begum
An ISIS bride calls Christianity’s bluff
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Fear Ireland’s shadow banks
The Emerald Isle is ripe for a volatile market correction
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Heroes, villains and lessons in life
Intellectual history, sneered at in Oxford 40 years ago, is all the rage there now
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
