Scriptwriting
Sandy Devereux
Smallscreen scriptwriter
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Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Amnesty irrational
Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
Who pays for Manchesterism?
Burnham spent nine years extracting money from Westminster, now he’ll be reaching directly into taxpayers’ pockets
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
Selling desirability
It is truthful to sell art as a luxury accessory
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
Country house colonisation
An attempt to achieve historical accountability ends up being an exercise in historical obscurantism
The cosy world of an Oxbridge golden age
Twilight of the Dons: British Intellectuals from World War II to Thatcherism by Colin Kidd
From triple lock to price caps
Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Unusual summer reds
Think exotic spices, maraschino cherries and curly shoes
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
The glories of front gardens
People who pave over gardens have hearts of stone
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think