London
It’s a wrap
London seems like a brave new world after touching down from Venice
The Critic Books Podcast: Edgware Road
A debut story of family mystery and intrigue — set between London, Oxford, and Karachi
Know your Ally
Just who are our plucky Ukrainian friends?
Urban skirmish
The new Chelsea Barracks is striking for its forgetfulness
Southern discomfort
Has rugby league finally given up on London?
When London really was built back better
This is an eloquent book that describes the architecture, culture, topography, and social life of a vibrant city
Welcome to Londongrad
We promise to respect Her Majesty’s life tenancy of Buckingham Palace
Are you staring comfortably?
A new campaign on public transport risks policing thoughtcrimes
Right off track
Women deserve better than a half-baked poster campaign
London Nights (Capriccio)
Intelligent and well played though it is, Franziska Lee’s album of Londonoid piano pieces can’t make a bad sonata better
What is behind the ECHR debate?
We should stop pretending that moral disagreements can be reduced to technical debates
Mental illness is more complex than we think
There are no easy answers when it comes to mental health
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
Keir’s woetanical garden
Labour still don’t understand the scale of the reforms that are needed
The professional classes don’t understand manual work
They cannot understand distinctions between different kinds of labour
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Reaping a bitter harvest
Labour are struggling to justify their own policies
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
There is no “Woke Right”
A new attempt to delineate the boundaries of acceptable opinion has failed
Action Tom
Can Tom Tugendhat MP resolve his vibes problem?
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
