Palin
Palin was a rare Radio 4 treat
The triumph of Michael Palin’s Book of the Week and the tragedy of Radio 4 comedy
The authorities are inept sheriffs of social media
Politicians, the police and the judiciary should stop trying to control a landscape they do not understand
Lily Phillips and the importance of feeling
We must remain sensitive to unspoken pain
Rime of the ancient Tory mariner
The lesson of the Conservative conference? Keep your kids away from politics
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
The definitive Brexit book—for now
Shipman captures the compelling drama of Britain’s greatest peacetime political crisis since the People’s Budget
In praise of Elon Musk
He deserves respect for his defence of free expression online
Bluesky thinking?
The honeymoon phase of the X alternative could be short-lived
The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”
