William Wilberforce and England’s forgotten saints
The Clapham Saints and their efforts to reform British manners have been unjustly and unwisely forgotten
Parenthood erased
We must not forget the fact that children are begotten and not created
BBC Verify’s Bangladesh blunder
In trying to combat misinformation, the BBC has spread its own
Composed and electrifying
Klaus Tennstedt: The Radio Broadcasts (Doremi, 4CDs)
No dog in this fight
A Labour government will bring fresh disasters to replace the old Tory ones, but the Critic will continue its policy of honest criticism
The mixed legacy of #MeToo
There is a difference between confronting male behaviour and recreational man-hating
The truth about Notting Hill Carnival
We should be more honest about the dark side of the event
The cinematic future is bright
“The End” is in sight for communal film-watching, right? Wrong
Small boats and big problems
The asylum issue is not going away, and Keir Starmer must face it soon
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
The collapse of the Tory Party has just begun
How Reform crippled the Conservatives
Identity politics has undermined policing
Sir Mark Rowley should address the partiality of the police
Do the arts need policy?
Decoupling creativity from policy might give art ambition again
