Tosca
Bad-boy opera
Tosca, Grand Opera House, Belfast
Pulp Puccini
Having the hots for Tosca
Pity and terror
A powerful, moving adaptation of Puccini
Murders of 2024
Jeremy Black reviews the best (and worst) murders from the last year
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
Dance with the devil
Should a museum be a venue for the display of works of art for sale?
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
Charli’s carefree bratitude
This is music for people who are tired of being careful
Only the truly privileged can be cultural relativists
It is easy not to judge appalling cultural practices from a distance
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
It’s the money supply, stupid
How the Keynesian blinkers of Democrat economists led to a second Trump victory
Excluding Imran Khan is cowardly and wrong
Oxford University has made a serious mistake
The dangerous lure of Europe
We must disincentivise economic migration to European states
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
