Lee Child
The Day of the Jackal: fifty years on
Alexander Larman remembers one of the most exciting, page-turning novels ever written
The Sturgeon delusion
How the former SNP leader inspired hope and then squandered it
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Why was I the only reporter?
On the sentencing of the Rotherham grooming gang
The right-on, left-wing oppressors
A flaw in the design of academic studies makes the Left appear less authoritarian than the Right
“Nice” people need to read this book
How women have been hounded throughout the gender wars
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them