ASH Smyth remembers Ben Cross, Harold Abrahams, and the impact Chariots of Fire had on his 10-year-old self

We are regularly told that Britain is on the brink of crises, but where is the evidence to support this?

Too kind to Trotsky

Covent Garden’s first post-lockdown offering is in a long, grim tradition

Emily Wheater and Ellen Pasternack say the gender change lobby is failing young people who change their mind

The Critic’s political and US editors discuss the aftermath of the election with Republican strategist Luke Thompson and conservative journalist Matthew Continetti

It is a bad sign when Tory MPs say they will vote for their government with “a heavy heart”

The group that projects messages onto Parliament is briefing MPs behind the scenes

The Government’s coronavirus strategy is all about protecting the Conservative Party brand with an eye on the next General Election

In Britain, contentious historical issues receive attention to an unprecedented degree