Portobello Road
Man with the van
Thomas Woodham-Smith on the trade’s true mavericks
Booze or muse?
Composers have been no slouches when it comes to the sauce
Cultural appropriation is here to stay
So-called cultural appropriation is an American obsession, cheerfully ignored by a fast globalising world
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
The meaning of depoliticisation
How the establishment made political questions unanswerable
Tough on the causes of non-crime
A warm welcome back to non-crime hate incidents
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
This is England, nor are we out of it
Englishness isn’t an ethnicity, or even an idea. It’s more like auto-destructive art
