By seeking answers to scientific questions no-one had asked, we find ourselves assigning importance to discoveries which may have none

Have we passed the point of no return? The Covid Physician warns against crossing the bioethical Rubicon

Imagine an Advent calendar with nothing behind the numbers, forever

I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye

You better not pout, I’m telling you why

The reaction to the government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review suggests we are in distinct danger of succumbing to a destructively progressive cult

The rise and fall of Dominic Cummings recalls the role of another eccentric who changed British politics

The press suffering was not the only point

It’s Christmas come early for Critic readers

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed how woefully mistaken Cummings’ hopes were for lasting civil service reform