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Why didn’t Greece slide towards the far right?
Greece survived the world’s worst post-2008 economic crisis and the heaviest refugee burden without yielding to far-right populism. Why?
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem (DG)
Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem covers a gamut of moods, from pity to passion
Harvey Weinstein’s affair with the UK film industry
What does the downfall of convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein mean for the UK’s dwindling film industry?
In defence of conspiracy theories
Daniel Miller says conspiracy theories should be treated and judged like any theory
American Xanadu: an appreciative history of Mar-a-Lago
Les Standiford’s book situates Mar-a-Lago’s surreal qualities in the larger history of Palm Beach
The comings and goings of “Club Cupido”
Dominic Hilton recalls the cast of characters at a Buenos Aires club de barrio
The death of the DVD commentary
How the rise of streaming platforms has killed home entertainment
Harrumphing and hot air
Bernard-Henri Lévy’s polemic against coronavirus lockdowns is “a stale little bonbon”
Is it too late for Trump?
The Critic’s political and US editors discuss last night’s debate with Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Is this the end of art?
Cultural renewal cannot simply chase demand
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Giles Treadwell
Old-style literary agent
Are Reform the new Greens?
As the Green Party loses interest in rural matters, Richard Negus considers the claim that British agriculture and the countryside have a new champion
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad