Russell Hoban
Sparks, glitterballs and masterworks
The greatest works of fiction published this year
Are the grown ups really back in charge?
Centrist commentators are wallowing in limp clichés instead of asking serious questions about policy
Sunak must take the fight to Labour
Starmer has been allowed to escape criticism and accountability
British broadcasting capitulation
Editorial standards have been thrown out, and anti-white discrimination embraced at the BBC
The soul of gender
How trans ideology appeals to deep spiritual instincts
In the beginning: neither fish nor fowl
Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson
Bloody opposition
The Tories have left Britain in the hands of managers, judges and technocrats
Critic election day special — William Clouston
We look at one of the election’s untold stories — the emergence of a revived SDP
When things could only get better
Fans of the 1990s aren’t nostalgic reactionaries. They celebrate an era of optimism, peace, prosperity and great popular culture
The problem with the Celtic Fringe
Devolution has proved to be a disastrous mistake
Do the arts need policy?
Decoupling creativity from policy might give art ambition again
The case against “Zero Seats”
Despite everything, some Conservatives still deserve to win