Podcast
How Hitler won
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss how the Nazis won in 1933 with only a third of the vote
The Weimar Republic
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the Weimar Republic and whether its collapse blinds us to its achievements
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?
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
The horrors of VAR
Technology is making the beautiful game less beautiful
On cockroaches and cancellation (w/ James Dreyfus)
How ideology is spoiling the arts
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
The Warburg refurbished
The institute used to feel intellectually introverted
The Bar should say “bye” to EDI
Barristers should not have to follow ever more extensive equality standards
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
