Ben Sixsmith

Ben Sixsmith is Online Editor of The Critic. He tweets @BDSixsmith

Trump’s strongman tactics have been enabled by European weakness

Banning non-alcoholic drinks for young people is as silly as it is pointless

Incompetent authorities are struggling to manage dangerous societal conditions

The return of the Mock the Week is strange and sad

The Met’s latest scandal shows that quality is more important than identity

Threatening military intervention is immoral and silly

Questions must be asked about safety and nightlife

Alaa Abd El-Fattah is a symptom of the problem more than he is the problem

Hackers and state institutions are rarely far apart

Social media can be a tool for uncovering the truth, but also for obscuring it