Unity
How united is Italy?
Professor Jeremy Black and Political Editor Graham Stewart discuss the strength of Italy’s national unity
Crumbling is not an instant’s act
A new exhibition revels in the intricacies and drama of architectural drawings — and the ruins of buildings they leave behind
No honour among thieves
If Keir is trying to shame Boris by offering to resign, he’s going to be disappointed
Queering Chesterton’s Wall
The Critic is moving in a new direction: every direction
Being Boris
Johnson still expects Tory MPs to love him
Was postwar Britain as grey and dull as everyone thinks?
A new exhibition at the Barbican sheds light on the forgotten decade
Newly-minted mission statements
The Brexit coin takes bogus aspiration as part-ambition, part-accomplishment
The time to stop Russia is now
War in Ukraine is but the next step in the Soviet empire’s 30 year march
Lates at the Tate
A propaganda film which attempts to define womanhood misses the mark
Zut alors! Ten Per Cent is no Call My Agent
The remake of the French original is rather merde
Teaching by the critical race book
Holyrood is seeking to embed social justice theory in schools
Amour fou of the star-crossed lovers
The relationship between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh was one of all-consuming passion