MP’s pay
Let’s pay MPs less
MPs are getting another inflation-busting pay rise — even as the country they govern grows poorer
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
The Falklands tragedy
British weakness is endangering the Falklands
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
The next chapter for The Critic
A request — and an opportunity!
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh
Israel does not run U.S. foreign policy
There is nothing wrong with questioning foreign influence — but that influence has been overstated
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
Under the volcano
As Sicilians say, Mamma Etna gives more than she takes away