Politics
The intellectual who underrated the voters
Philosopher turned pragmatist, my great friend Oliver Letwin has been an enigma for much of his political career
A flawed first draft of history
Theresa May’s former political secretary on the biography that doesn’t get her right
Mining for votes
Lewis Baston on the link between coalfields and the 2019 election
The heir to Dave
This is the first election since Macmillan that the Tories are headlining on increasing the size of the state
Restoring the Constitution
Martin Howe QC explains why we need a Restoration of the Constitution Bill
The laughometer at the leaders’ debate
The issue being dodged by both Johnson and Corbyn was trust. Principally, the lack of it
The man who wasn’t there
James Kirkup reviews David Cameron’s memoirs
Darren against Remain’s Goliath
Abused as a criminal and fined £20,000 by the regulator, a hero of Brexit has been vindicated
Unusual eminent Victorian
Christopher Fildes reviews a new biography of Walter Bagehot
Remember them more honestly
We should change the way we commemorate our war dead
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
White male conservatives for identity politics
Kemi Badenoch’s supporters should have fewer illusions
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Wanted: a plan to reform the NHS
No serious party can sit out the ideological battle over the remorseless rise in public spending, including on health
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Hatred without end
A year on from October 7th, mutual dehumanisation and refusal of moral responsibility characterises our “debate” over the Gaza war
Trump’s first gambit fails
The Republican candidate was not as effective on the debate stage as he anticipated
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
Escaping the digital dark age
We cannot rely on digital media to preserve our art and knowledge
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
