Layla Moran
Steady Eddy charts a voyage into the unknown
Ed Davey is the new leader of the Lib Dems – but to what purpose?
What are the LibDems for?
The next leader of the LibDems should model herself on Nigel Farage
Speak for liberalism, Ed
Ed Davey has sacrificed the LibDems’ commitment to civil liberties
The power of the pageant
Our enchanted, sometimes absurd, monarchy is one of the last focuses of common cultural experience
The Sexual Revolution has failed Generation X women
More freedom won’t cure the disease
Notes from a client kingdom
Britain is a sad sunless satrapy of the American empire
British piano concertos (Lyrita); British music for strings #3 (CPO)
A prawn cocktail of exceptionally competent music to enjoy on Easter Sunday
The Thirty Years War
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the Thirty Years War in the German lands
Sound and fury signifying nothing
The pomp of the Queen’s Speech failed to mask the flatness of it all
The Critic Books Podcast: Stewkey Blues
DJ Taylor’s new collection of short stories
Private schools are a waste of money
Both Left and Right overstate their effect on educational ability and achievements in later life
Papa can you hear me?
Offering prayers for the government — God knows they need them
Fake feminists are the real MRAs
The feminist fix: Don’t believe the dudebros who claim to be on women’s side, but want to take away sex-based rights
Winning the culture war in the American South
American conservatives have tried a new technique to team the statue-toppling social justice warriors dominating universities