William Boyd
Catnip for culture lovers
Contrasting works from a veteran master of invention and two newer faces who blur fact and fiction
Has Kemi Badenoch engineered a political disaster?
Barring a late Christmas miracle, her allegations against Reform UK seem to have backfired
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
In search of forgotten heroes
The Church has consigned to oblivion those who risked all to end the slave trade
Does vaping do more harm than good?
It seems improbable
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
Stewart Lee is wrong about comedy and censorship
Despite the awfulness of much “anti-woke” comedy, opponents of political correctness have a point
Trigger warnings fire me up
Don’t spoil books and films for the sake of a minority
Crisis of leadership
No Tory can seriously expect conservatism from Kemi Badenoch
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
How the right went wrong
An ill-fated leadership campaign
No interest in national interests
The government is not putting Britain first
