Satire
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
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
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We found the prawns you so thoughtfully left behind the radiator, but there’s still something here, isn’t there?
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Reimagining the people’s palace
A building that deserves to be admired as an example of intelligent and sophisticated urban planning
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Has Donald Trump saved Pedro Sánchez’s career?
Criticism from the widely unpopular American president is a political boon for the Spanish prime minister
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender