Alexander Zevin
The flaws of liberalism
On a range of issues liberal politicians pursued policies opposed by voters
The goose and the golden egg
The City of London Corporation arguably survives for one reason only: money
Boho Ohno
Boho’s back, baby, meaning droopy, limp and dismal is the name of the game
Defend the arts … before it’s too late
It will take more than a new government and a bonfire of policy documents to put things right
Cultural appropriation is here to stay
So-called cultural appropriation is an American obsession, cheerfully ignored by a fast globalising world
Cynical in Venezuela
The corruption and incompetence of its political system seeps into the soul
Postmodern fantasy
Modern fantasy authors often try to subvert traditional religion, with bleak and unoriginal results
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
The cinematic future is bright
“The End” is in sight for communal film-watching, right? Wrong
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