King Lear
Mad for this fresh take on King Lear
Farber’s casting and concept feels assured
King Leer
Johnson is approaching the Raving On A Heath stage of his leadership
The Critic Books Podcast: Learwife
The first episode of The Critic Books Podcast: in conversation with J. R. Thorp.
A broken Reed
Who did Steve Reed MP annoy to be sent to face the outrage of the farmers?
The second life of Tracey Emin
A brush with death has revitalised her work
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
Is Starmer the anti-Thatcher?
He does not have the right ambition and imagination
The Royal British Legion’s day to forget
The “Pride poppy” demeans what should be a dignified occasion
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
How should we teach about the Holocaust?
Keir Starmer’s social engineering aims seem ill-conceived
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
