Sarah Hall
The Critic Books Podcast: Burntcoat
Burntcoat was one of the first “pandemic novels” to be published in the wake of Covid-19
The coronavirus variations
Here are three of our most praised writers with new offerings written during one or more lockdowns and that also take in the pandemic in their subject matter
Shiva Naipaul
The younger brother of a controversial Nobel Prize winner who has been unjustly overlooked
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
We are missing the important point on procurement
Systemic dysfunction is far more important than individual failures
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
A leadership bid you can’t refuse
Kemi Badenoch goes on a charm offensive
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
No room for reform?
We should hope that even the worst people can change
Britain isn’t the Balkans
The UK is not, despite heated rhetoric, on the brink of sectarian violence. But it is heading in the wrong direction