Ulysses
The Critic Books Podcast: 100 years of Ulysses
What has changed since Joyce’s novel was first published?
Hobbs recalled
Ninety-five years on, Hobbs still holds a record that is unlikely ever to be broken
The big winner of recent opinion polling is despair
As we approach the next election, few people are optimistic about Sunak or Starmer
The BBC feeds us bad science
We can’t even trust the Beeb to tell us about the basic facts of motherhood
Why compensate the families of terrorists?
It would be immoral as well as irresponsible
We should oppose “voluntary resettlement” out of Gaza
It is wrong for the Palestinians and for the world
The EU’s war on Hungary
As news breaks of secret EU plans to cripple the Hungarian economy, who can still believe it respects national sovereignty?
NATO’s unhappy birthday
The world is growing more dangerous and its members need the will to confront new challenges
Miriam Cates is right about surrogacy
It is a fundamentally dishonest and exploitative practice
Why Britain needs more empty homes
The UK’s housing sector is straining at the seams; empty units and second houses are a sign of economic health
The right must learn from modern art
Marcel Duchamp’s rule-breaking provides real lessons for the right