Espionage
Haunting Ghosts
Two timely dramatisations of espionage in the Middle East
Is the age of the Secret Service over?
Intelligence was more important than the individuals who risked their lives providing it
Paper trail
Thrillers from Finland to Afghanistan
Espionage and the cost of living crisis
Underpaid and overworked staffers are an easy target for Chinese cash
Espionage and the presumption of innocence
Even alleged Chinese spies are innocent till proven guilty
Going to war
Iraq, Eric Ambler and me
Loyalty for sale
RAF veterans compromised British ideals by assisting the Chinese
My days as a Chinese spy
A mysterious 72 hours in Hong Kong for a lucrative lobbying job ended up being something much more sinister…
Frustrate their knavish tricks?
Is foreign interference in British politics any different now than in the past?
Police Scotland must stop patronising the public
The Hate Crime And Public Order Act will waste the time of the police and endanger the freedoms of the public
Addressing misogyny must include addressing trans activism
Against the wokewashing of sexual objectification
Essential all-embracing warmth
Gidon Kremer: Songs of Fate (ECM)
February letters
Questioning Cameron, cautioning Houellebecq and disputing the image of God
Escaping Plato’s goon cave
Vision Pro illuminates the telos of modernity and the narrowing of human experience
The fallacy of soft power
The world runs on cold national self interest, not cultural capital
Full steam ahead!
How British canal boats steamed towards the future
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
The never-ending question
Jonathan Gullis may still be in the middle of his parliamentary question
A sharp satire perfect for Critic readers
We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening
Murders for March
Sharp lines, twisting plots and colourful characters
