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Who told Boris to make Claire Fox a peer and why?
Johnathan Ball was three years old, Tim Parry was twelve
The bizarre campaign against Physician Associates
The interests of doctors are being elevated above the interests of patients
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Digging the Holy Land’s past
Our modern controversies about Jerusalem have ancient and medieval roots
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations