Learwife
The Critic Books Podcast: Learwife
The first episode of The Critic Books Podcast: in conversation with J. R. Thorp.
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
Hey, Starmer, leave those kids alone
Banning under-16s from social media is more prohibitionist stupidity
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave
Vera, the doctor who defied Rasputin
A female surgeon in the chaos of Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union
We must strengthen British capitalism
Having a successful capitalist system depends on having a strong state
The delusions of the DCMS
The establishment approach to the internet is marked by paranoia and control
Why Mali matters
Terrorism is spiralling out of control in West Africa
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?