The Critics
Living in the Eighties
An exhibition of photos from a pivotal decade interests and exhausts
A shot of Christmas spirit
The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting
We must resurrect the symphony
Or the orchestra will die with it
Feminist rehab for mean girl Mahler
You’d have thought the Head Muse of old Vienna had enough on her plate
Charli’s carefree bratitude
This is music for people who are tired of being careful
Art sales slump
Real world issues have quenched the post-COVID euphoria
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
Respect for the quarry
Can we love the things we kill?
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Green eggs and flam
A fine way to make herbes omelette
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
The bonfire of British history
Absentee landlords’ neglect allows architectural jewels to be burned to the ground
Sundown on Sandown
How can we save British seaside towns?
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street