A last chance at class
Labour is running out of time to put working class MPs into parliament
This is not where I live at all
Cynthia Erivo’s slighting of Sunderland was indicative of British arts establishment beholden to a homogenous, Americanised vision of culture
The “on behalf of ” Labour Party
It was founded as the party of working people, so why are Labour’s prospective MPs more middle-class than ever before?
The slain in Spain, and Belfast again
This police drama tidies up loose ends just enough, but still leaves the viewers wanting more
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
Run from “Rabbits”
Hugo Rifkind’s new novel is like a warm bath turning cold
Why we should give votes to kids
It would stop their interests from being neglected
All the President’s toadies
American journalism lacks a healthy contempt for the ruling class
Revolution in the Academy
The quest for knowledge, not power, ought to guide academia
Newspeak
Language, landscapes and level crossings — is there nothing we can’t diversify, if we only dare to try?
Summer for sale
Cricket has always bent with the winds of change
Twilight of the gods
The eclipse of the gilded 1980s generation can be seen as a welcome changing of the guard
Policies Galore!
Scotland has social democratic goodies under the floorboards, so long as the wicked English excise men don’t spoil everything.
Why the election was good for Unionism
A diversity of voices will help rather than hinder the cause
