John Reith
The Critic Books Podcast: The BBC — A People’s History
One hundred years on from the founding of the BBC, David Hendy speaks about how history has shaped the corporation
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
Who wants to be a patriotic millionaire?
More taxation will not solve our economic woes
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
A king’s ramsons
Look after the woods, and they will continue to give
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?