Despite what people say, The Economist is still worth reading. This is true for two reasons — firstly whilst the depth of its ...

The Mediterranean is at the centre of a new maritime struggle This article is taken from the June 2026 issue of The Critic.

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Six years on from her “infamous” essay on sex and gender, JK Rowling has written an update. Just like the first, it is ...

Project Spire is legally, historically and morally dubious, says a Winchester clergyman bringing a legal challenge against it ...

Some claim Labour is revitalised, backed by the progressive vote, and that it is time to go to the polls. But that’s not the ...

The contrast with previous generations of refugees to Britain suggests something has gone badly wrong with the admission ...

What has happened to the political party conference? Henry Hill and Tom Jones are joined by former lobby journalist Rob ...

I’m so old I remember when people made YouTube videos. Then they realised that instead of creating scripted works of comedy ...

The Marcus Licinius Crassus of our day, Donald Trump, shares with Meghan Markle a “My Space” attitude to go with his “My ...

Labour has accepted the case for domestic gas, and must now follow the logic through ...