Ken Dodd
Beyond the floppy fringe
It’s no laughing matter that our grotesque, contemptible political class is so out of touch
Mean genius of comedy
Alexander Larman on Happiness and Tears: The Ken Dodd Story by Louis Barfe
The curious incident of the dog and the tribunal
A welcome win for sanity on gender, freedom and the workplace
The NHS need not depend on immigration
The shortage of British trainees is the result of a political choice
Dark lessons from Canada
Once “assisted dying” is legal, the boundaries of what is permissible expand
Towards a shared Englishness
There is a third way between civic nationalism and ethno-nationalism
Why personal insults fail
Getting personal might be mean, but it is also ineffective
On the death of pets
It is not losing a human, but it is losing a loved one
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
