Risk
Covid and the Church of England’s retreat
Parishioners were ill-served by the Church’s pandemic response
Britain must not overregulate AI
Staying competitive in the modern world depends on balancing its opportunities and its risks
Murders for May
Killings in the new Japan, family feuds in India and the novel menace of AI
Cancellation of a Brazilian artist
Dissenting opinions on transgenderism can inspire attempts to erase careers
The final death of left v. right?
Old political categories are losing their value
The new Scotland
Scottish culture is narrowing and secularising under the influence of a strident liberal elite
The gambling suicides myth
The rate of deaths caused by gambling has been foolishly exaggerated
No dog in this fight
A Labour government will bring fresh disasters to replace the old Tory ones, but the Critic will continue its policy of honest criticism
Did we get Brexit done?
Brexit is unfinished, yes, but the potential is enormous