The Passion of Ken Loach
Expelled from the Labour party, Loach can once again present himself as a rebel
Bored of the Rings
Is it time for the Tolkien industry to give it a rest?
The Day of the Jackal: fifty years on
Alexander Larman remembers one of the most exciting, page-turning novels ever written
Boris Bunter
Is our Prime Minister the Fat Owl of the Government?
Stage frights
Do pop stars have what it takes to succeed in the theatre?
Classic mistake
Is Latin a dead language?
The undiscovered country
Ian McKellen’s Hamlet meets impossibly high expectations
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at 30
Is this 1991 blockbuster an underrated masterpiece or kitsch nonsense?
Strap In, or Strap On?
Why is Prince Harry publishing a memoir?
They’re not laughing now
Without taxpayer handouts, will the arts finally be forced to give people what they want?
From the monstrous to the grotesque
Hitler’s cult of charismatic leadership is indistinguishable from the ideology of National Socialism
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
There’s no good way to equal pay
You can’t beat the laws of supply and demand
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Labour is killing British farming
Attacks on British agriculture must be resisted
Not much COP
Holding the climate summit in Baku displays brazen hypocrisy
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Shiva Naipaul
The younger brother of a controversial Nobel Prize winner who has been unjustly overlooked
Unionism has to wise up
In Northern Ireland, inaction is decline
