Satire
Max Grubb
Resentful Academic
So many voters got it wrong
The ignorant masses have betrayed democracy
Parable of the talent
Was there ever a more dispiriting line-up of Scrooges than those offered to festive audiences in 2024?
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
Christmas? My arse!
Seething about Santa, sofagate and the Common effing Entrance
Plane English
On pyjamas and private jets
The Scullionbait Awards for Reporting Merit
Articles with no opposing quotes, criticism, or trace of so-called “balance”
Izzy Hardcastle
Ornament of the book-world
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
People of Colour television
How to unpick the progressive contradictions of colour-blind casting
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
How Donald Trump betrayed himself
President Trump has forgotten what made him successful in the first place
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
Civilisation needs silence
On cooing babies and other noisy performances
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
Chopping The Onion
It is neither brave nor clever to portray dissenting women as insane
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life