John Major
Against beautiful losers
We must lose our attachment to the good-natured failure
The Major problem
What is his legacy — if, indeed, he has one
Sporting Prime Ministers
Some had talent, some did not
How Blair won over Conservative Britain
Like Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair won big in enemy territory. Can Starmer do the same?
How Labour lost the “unlosable election”
With living standards in decline, the Tories won in 1992 against the odds. Will this next election be the same?
Blob ONE, Number Ten NONE
Our overtaken by events December leader
There’s nothing so ex as an ex-PM
Rejected and reviled former prime ministers should stay in the political graveyard where they belong
A year of Black Wednesdays?
The CRG deputy chairman on the longterm Lockdown risks
Sunak’s folly
The Chancellor’s rash splurge on infrastructure is a worrying sign that Britain’s economic policy is heading in the wrong direction
The verdict of history
How will Brexit shape views on the political generation that lost?
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Iranian women deserve more support
Self-styled internationalists are failing them
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Kemi Badenoch’s bad spell
Badenoch keeps bowling lop hops to Keir Starmer
Ministry of Silly Thoughts
Wes Streeting made the grave error of consulting the British people
The fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
Passing the baton to the offspring
Does maestro talent run in the genes?
Two cheers for pedestrianisation
Pedestrianisation cannot solve all of Oxford Street’s problems
Revising Roman rottenness
The monsters of old can teach us about the monsters of today
