His Dark Materials
Ref!
FA chairman cancelled, Anne Hathaway’s non-PC portrayal, and a dinosaur politician survives cancellation
Cities of the mind
19th century English towns live on in our collective imagination
Improvement and impoverishment
Urban life from the poorhouse to the public house
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
The US is getting what it wants in the Middle East
Israeli escalations against Hezbollah are not defiance but an extension of U.S. strategy
Amicus curAI?
The implementation of AI into the judicial process must be handled with care
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
