Larry Siedentop
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Will Starmer suppress dissent?
The riots should not be an excuse for a broader assault on civil liberties
Shiva Naipaul
The younger brother of a controversial Nobel Prize winner who has been unjustly overlooked
How short is an arm in the arts?
ACE’s politicisation goes back all the way to the Blair government
Journeys in Genderland
The stories of people caught up in the madness of gender ideology are beyond belief
The Meloni effect
How the Italian prime minister could reshape European politics
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
England’s forgotten football dystopia
The beautiful game is not fit to be a national religion
The bizarre campaign against Physician Associates
The interests of doctors are being elevated above the interests of patients
In praise of Elon Musk
He deserves respect for his defence of free expression online
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 fading fumes of the New Right
None of the Tory candidates offer the chance of an ideological makeover