Ian Blackford
Boris banks on his support
Whispers about Russian gold breach Westminster’s united front
All the news fit to post, two weeks early
It’s Christmas come early for Critic readers
Liar! Liar! House on fire?
Never mind whether PMQs matter – does Parliament currently matter?
Nicola Sturgeon knows where to look the Brexit gift-horse
Regulating Brexit Britain’s internal market provides the SNP with fresh causes for grievance
Bring back the supermodel
We’ve said goodbye to glamour and gone from Kate Moss to Lottie Moss
Unhappy pilgrimage
The Church is on the move as Christians are “strategically driven” from their homes
Let’s appreciate Wagner for Wagner
Politics and historical commentary aside, Lohengrin is currently on at Covent Garden
Seeing the big picture
The most enduring historical work reveals eternal truths about the human condition
The last jubilee?
Many of us will never live to see a jubilee again — what will sustain the Windsors without spectacle?
The bacchanalia of Kawanabe Kyōsai
This exhibition at the Royal Academy revels in the artist’s versatility
Best muckers
The tensions of sharing a plot
Unholy politics and a Christian exodus
Middle Eastern Christians are facing the threat of extinction
Sound and fury signifying nothing
The pomp of the Queen’s Speech failed to mask the flatness of it all
A singular modern master
Architect John Outram fused high-tech and tradition to create his own unique style
New Labour, new danger?
25 years on from the 1997 election