Podcast
The Critic Books Podcast: Portable Magic
Lucasta Miller discusses Emma Smith’s new book
What would Boris do if he had to resign?
A discussion of life after premiership
New Labour, new danger?
25 years on from the 1997 election
The Caribbean after slavery
Professor Jeremy Black on the Caribbean in the 19th century
What drove the colonisation of the Caribbean?
Professor Jeremy Black discusses Caribbean society pre-Columbus
The Critic Books Podcast: The Restless Republic
What happened in the decade Britain was without a monarch?
How modern wars end
History offers options rather than predictions for how the Russia-Ukraine war could end
What now for strategic priorities?
What does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mean for American and European geopolitical aims?
The Critic Books Podcast: Edgware Road
A debut story of family mystery and intrigue — set between London, Oxford, and Karachi
Geopolitics and the invasion of Ukraine
What lessons does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have for the study of geopolitics?
UK politics is a cartel closed to the young
Children and young adults are locked out of power and economic advantage
Terrorism in prisons
A new report opens the lid on a growing problem
Smashed stereotypes or revisionist reveries?
Why judge prohibitionists by their words when we can judge them by their actions?
What lies ahead for the Australian election?
Labor’s Anthony Albanese might have a chance
More of the same news from the BBC
Stonewall’s agenda is still embedded in the Corporation’s culture
I’m done with po-faced politicians
We have long since lost the spirit of 1983
Michaela’s unspeakable truths
“Progressive” teaching methods ruin lives to make middle class people feel good about themselves
The revolution will not be tweeted
Gal Beckerman’s history of how high-speed communication prevents social change
Joe Wright: Auteur of awfulness
His films are overrated, overindulged, and dismal
Will Sinn Fein paint the town green?
The nationalist party may triumph in the Stormont elections, but it could prove a hollow victory
Sex and Sanctity
There are wonders great and small in the Raphael exhibition at the National Gallery