NESTA is a classic example how the parasitic state expands -> thecritic.co.uk/nesta-i-detest…

Amazing to have shot this deer in a quiet little Norfolk meadow and to then see it on the menu in a London restaurant The water meadow it came from has thick hedges full of wildlife and little pockets of woodland and if that’s to continue the deer there need to be managed

Barristers should not have to follow ever more extensive equality standards, argues Andrew Tettenborn thecritic.co.uk/the-bar-should…

Robert Jenrick is the ideal candidate if you want the Conservatives to lose, argues Tim Dawson thecritic.co.uk/for-heavens-sa…

Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier, writes James Harding thecritic.co.uk/knife-edge-of-…

Me in The Critic on the Bar and EDI. thecritic.co.uk/the-bar-should…

The sequel to Beetlejuice fails to reanimate the corpse, writes Robert Hutton thecritic.co.uk/beetlejuice-be…

To appreciate modern galleries and museums we have to embrace our inner exiles, reflects Jacob Phillips thecritic.co.uk/embrace-your-i…

Am in strong agreement with this very funny piece. “Imagine Jenrick rocking up in Oldham or Rotherham, and trying to talk to people. It would make William Hague’s trip to the Notting Hill carnival look like a PR masterclass.”

If we want Africa to be richer, writes Tim Worstall, we absolutely should not listen to the Club of Rome thecritic.co.uk/the-club-of-wr…

Outside of North America, writes Dr. Jen Izaakson🍉, the concept of cultural appropriation barely makes sense thecritic.co.uk/cultural-appro…

We must resist the EDI-fication of the Bar, writes Andrew Tettenborn thecritic.co.uk/the-bar-should…

Conservatives should reject the Jenrick leadership bid based on vibes alone, argues Tim Dawson thecritic.co.uk/for-heavens-sa…

“Any skeptics about the value of the West,” writes James Harding, “And the appeal it commands for the citizens of the Baltic states ... should take a visit to Vilnius” thecritic.co.uk/knife-edge-of-…

Conservatives have a history of choosing the wrong candidate, writes Tim Dawson, and they cannot afford to do it this time thecritic.co.uk/for-heavens-sa…

“The overbearing leaders of the Bar need to hear that these illiberal and dictatorial changes are outrageous” — Andrew Tettenborn writes in opposition to the EDI-fication of the Bar thecritic.co.uk/the-bar-should…

James Harding reflects on the vulnerable beauty of Vilnius thecritic.co.uk/knife-edge-of-…

As I write in The Critic , even those of us (myself included) who aren’t fond of Elon Musk should be very concerned by Brazil’s judiciary awarding itself more and more power.

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