Hold a mirror up to France
Imagine the Channel migrant crisis were reversed — who would the media blame?
John Swinney’s Isla Bryson moment?
The Scottish Government must be made to face the facts on sex and gender
The downfall of the podcast-industrial complex
How did some of our finest podcasters get the election so wrong?
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Is Starmer the anti-Thatcher?
He does not have the right ambition and imagination
Vorsprung durch Technik R.I.P.
The vaunted German model really is kaput — bust
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Tierless? (Starmer’s version)
Taxpayer-funded escorts for celebrities, criminal neighbours for normal Brits
