Al Capone
The mobster and the Method
Al Capone’s relationship with the movies goes back a long way, writes Christopher Silvester
California dreaming
The delight of discovering an affordable California blend
You are being nudged
State-sponsored psychological manipulation is becoming ubiquitous
Itchen for fishing
Good fishing, books and beer remind us that not everything is awful
The stories of a cemetery
There is much to learn about human life in a graveyard
Just stop
A new wave of disruptive protest is openly criminal, yet is minimally policed. It is time to say enough — and ban them all
The vicious circle of higher education funding
Underperforming international students are propping up underperforming British universities
Fat lot of use
One cannot approve of so lazy a gimmick as a fat suit in reality-obsessed 2024
No dog in this fight
A Labour government will bring fresh disasters to replace the old Tory ones, but the Critic will continue its policy of honest criticism
The soullessness of “social mobility”
Underprivileged young people need culture, not just “skills”
The Just Stop Oil sentences were just
Direct action protestors are not immune from the operation of the law