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
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
The online life that steals your soul
Read this book and then stamp on your phone
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
It is time for antidisestablishmentarianism
Church establishment is still worth fighting for