M.C. Escher
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There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
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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
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
A garden reborn
a garden reborn
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
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
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
Jolly boating weather
The Gondoliers, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong