The Caribbean in the twentieth century
Jeremy Black discusses how have the nations of the Caribbean have adapted to modern times
What would Boris do if he had to resign?
A discussion of life after premiership
The Critic Books Podcast: Latchkey Ladies
Marjorie Grant’s novel was out of print for over a century
New Labour, new danger?
25 years on from the 1997 election
The Caribbean after slavery
Professor Jeremy Black on the Caribbean in the 19th century
The Critic Books Podcast: Cult writers
How does a writer become a figure of cultish renown?
The rise and fall of slavery in the Caribbean
Professor Jeremy Black on the reality of the slave economy created by the Caribbean’s European colonisers
The Critic Books Podcast: Stewkey Blues
DJ Taylor’s new collection of short stories
What drove the colonisation of the Caribbean?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses Caribbean society pre-Columbus
The Critic Books Podcast: The Golden Rule
In discussion with novelist Amanda Craig about her latest book
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
Anti-Christian persecution is an international problem
Britain should use its diplomatic influence to help
Justin Welby should resign
If sin means anything, how can the Church of England hierarchy be maintained?
Donald Trump should not heed the call of foreign policy hawks
The world is not split neatly between good guys and bad guys
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Is Keir Starmer coming for Twitter?
A campaign group with close ties to Labour Party reportedly hopes to “kill Musk’s Twitter”
Why can’t there be more vampires?
Bloodsucking, in various more or less metaphorical guises, is after all opera’s happiest place
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
