Pathways
Ethics? What ethics?
On the decision to allow puberty blockers for children
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American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
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.
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
The next chapter for The Critic
A request — and an opportunity!
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
No taxation on expatriation
With no navy and minimal evacuation efforts, the UK’s demand that citizens abroad pay up is ludicrous
Cofnas, Cambridge and academic freedom
Truly provocative ideas are still unwelcome in our universities
Sing for victory
The days when recording a novelty single was a pre-tour duty are long gone
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
Just a Prime Minister
Keir Starmer only seems to have one answer to his critics
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane