Pope Leo XIV
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Defenders of the faith
Why the King’s visit to the Holy See matters
I should be Pope
Can you imagine the intersectional triumph of an omnisexual female Muslim pope?
Lessons of the conclave
Pope Leo XIV must resist the siren call of celebrity culture and follow his own faith
A son of Saint Augustine
Christians hoping for a spiritual leader have cause for optimism
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
A profound Tory
Simon Heffer’s biography of Enoch Powell very much deserves revisiting
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
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
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
Europe should defend itself
European states should invest more in their own defence, and the US should let them
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt