Lecture
Rethinking Military Revolutions
Professor Black discloses the themes and thoughts of his upcoming, final, pre-retirement lecture
A sharp satire perfect for Critic readers
We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
With their pants down
The Conservatives are in a nightmare they cannot wake up from
Fear the Keir
Starmer is Blair 2.0 — but this time, things can only get worse
Preparing for the worst
How gender critical commentators are preparing for the impact of the Hate Crime and Public Order Act
The BBC should remember what it’s for
A public broadcaster should exist for truthful journalism, not fashionable pieties
In memory of Lord Cormack
Britain has lost a wise and dedicated public servant
Decolonising science
Rewritten histories of science, outdated religious shibboleths and notorious omissions
Chasing votes on foreign soil
Viktor Orbán has created a pipeline of support for his Fidesz political project by granting full citizenship to thousands of ethnic Hungarians in Romania