Matador
Lords of the ring
Christopher North says while matadors come and go, pedigree fighting bulls remain
Death of a maestro
Christopher North pays tribute to one of the two great matadors of the Golden Age
The problem with right-wing natalism
No one actually knows how to raise birth rates
Alan Bennett at 90
From the small screen to the stage, Alan Bennett has been the poet of awkwardness and isolation
We must punish the parents
How should France tackle the problem of repeat juvenile offenders?
Turn down that bloody music
Historic occasions shouldn’t be ruined by narcissistic prats
Has Badenoch peaked?
No one should assume they know who will be the next Conservative leader
45 seconds to midnight
Say what you will of nuclear war but at least, unlike this election, it’s mercifully brief
No dog in this fight
A Labour government will bring fresh disasters to replace the old Tory ones, but the Critic will continue its policy of honest criticism
Did we get Brexit done?
Brexit is unfinished, yes, but the potential is enormous
Diversion, disruption and distinction
Being memorable and sticky guarantees a novel a long and healthy life
Critic election day special — William Clouston
We look at one of the election’s untold stories — the emergence of a revived SDP