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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
Publishing has an AI problem
From reviews to actual books, creativity is being outsourced to machines
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
From triple lock to price caps
Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Gregory Halting
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