Roma
Lost in translation
Do not dream of comparing Roma history with the Jews
A tale of two tribes
The diverging fates of Central Europe’s Roma and Jewish musicians
Reading humbly
Approaching texts with love, patience and humility can reveal more than scepticism
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
4B and the futility of heteropessimism
Romance is painful but it is also possible
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Towards a hospitable environmentalism
Green ideas must transcend misanthropy and austerity
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
Is Starmer the anti-Thatcher?
He does not have the right ambition and imagination
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Kemi Badenoch’s bad spell
Badenoch keeps bowling lop hops to Keir Starmer
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
