Parliament Square

Parliament Square is The Critic's political gossip columnist

Summer finally appeared for the most civilised drinks event of the season

Some men are born to greatness, others are parachuted into Tory safe seats

Racial disparities are evident among perpetrators as well as victims

A viral Twitter post raises uncomfortable questions about the level of training in British institutions

We can’t even trust the Beeb to tell us about the basic facts of motherhood

Don’t go to the Beeb’s website for balanced information

And how the journalistic sausage gets made

The Critic’s summer drinks in our glamorous Tufton Street garden

The viral prankster has escaped their typically promiscuous attention