Rob Hutton
Your part in my downfall
Hutton reflects on his unsuccessful stint as editor-in-chief of the Critic, and has determined the readers are to blame
All the news fit to post, two weeks early
It’s Christmas come early for Critic readers
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity
The Candy Man can
The people’s party: now bankrolled by one of the country’s richest property developers
Fear and loving
Cricket in the West Indies has not been the same since the loss of Malcolm Marshall
Don’t trust the Runnymede Trust
The law is too indulgent of political charities
Religion is here to stay
A new spirit of confidence and fearlessness characterises those who continue to believe
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
Do our leaders understand the power grid at all?
It seems as if basic facts are being completely ignored
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions