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
Keir the Coaster
The Labour Party’s craven leadership will leave the electorate guessing when voting starts
Time for us all to grow up
Why is the modern British novel so terribly earnest and irrepressibly juvenile?
Finnish on a high note
The biggest symphony orchestras are in need of music directors: but who’s in the running for the top spot?
Women can’t consent to their own murder and abuse
Today’s new law against non-fatal strangulation sends a message that violence against women is a crime, not a kink
Why demonise medical interventions for pregnancy?
We shouldn’t let nature get in the way of nurture
Independence: a two-way street
Both judges and politicians must respect long-standing constitutional conventions
Good and evil on the new frontier
Our current ethical guidelines are hopelessly inadequate for a new era of unimaginable technological change
Why are we supporting Ukraine?
A cautionary note about vicarious war
May: Letters to the Editor
The campaign to cancel Seeley is grotesque
Human rights and legal wrongs
Why doesn’t British legislation protect free speech?
The people behind the podium
A treatise on the life and mating habits of the party political activist