Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon’s visceral language
Pain and pleasure are never far away in these portraits
A tawdry death imitating art
Francis Bacon’s turbulent love for George Dyer is visible on the canvas
Strange happenings back in the USSR
The brilliant story of a Francis Bacon exhibition in Moscow
The Critic Books Podcast: Bacon in Moscow
What was it like to take Francis Bacon to the USSR?
Humanity, red in tooth and claw
The Francis Bacon exhibition revels in the animalistic side of mankind
Francis Bacon’s love affair with France
Limited to only 206 copies, ‘Francis Bacon: Francophile’ is an attractive book sure to be snapped up by Baconophiles
Francis Bacon: A life lived to the full
While the authors of Francis Bacon’s latest biography deliver nothing new on the art, they do show how Bacon lived his life with a unique intensity
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
My “state of the nation” book
England’s Mean Unpleasant Land: How the Tories, Trump and TikTok Screwed Up Britain
Rewiring the state
Kemi Badenoch has a plan, though what it involves is anyone’s guess
The Bar should say “bye” to EDI
Barristers should not have to follow ever more extensive equality standards
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
Over the line
No one should discipline children for asking honest questions or telling the truth
Marianna in the trenches
She wants to dive into the murky depths of social media, but her microphone can only scratch the surface
After Covid
English towns have a long road to economic recovery
Shiva Naipaul
The younger brother of a controversial Nobel Prize winner who has been unjustly overlooked
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
