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
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
The EU must change course on energy
European industry is finally standing up to irrational EU climate policies
