Westminster
The failures of Boris
The Prime Minister is responsible for most of the things that have gone wrong
A Commons grilling
Boris vs Keir once again provides more heat than energy
Brought to light
May the reprieve of Westminster’s gas lamps become a full pardon
Recanting decanting
An expensive evacuation of the Palace of Westminster has now fallen out of favour
The Critic’s new home
Ecclesiastical textiles, Regency architecture and relief carvings: welcome to The Critic’s new address
Remembering Sir David Amess
Well loved by Commons staff and MPs alike
The Establishment doesn’t understand free speech
The Government needs to bite the bullet and demonstrate political conviction over free speech
IPSA That Man Again
In the future, everyone will be a WAG admin for 15 groups
A crisp House white
Christopher Pincher on the wine of Westminster
Cash in the Cabinet
Helpful tips from your favourite politicians on how to beat the cost of living crisis
The Tories haven’t a prayer
Secularism seems to grip the party that was once the embodiment of Anglicanism
Spring into bling
Post-pandemic life is a party
Timely reminder of the true price of oil
‘Disorder’ argues convincingly that world history now hinges on the price of oil
Class viewing
The contrast between the lives of the boxers in “Fight School” and those portrayed in “Anatomy of A Scandal” could not be sharper
Britain, 2049
You’ll own nothing, and you won’t be particularly happy about it
It’s grim up north
Is the Northman alt-right propaganda? Perhaps, but it’s not the only one
Gustav Mahler: 4th symphony (Pentatone)
A new recording of Mahler’s smallest symphony is “indispensable” to connoisseurs of his music
Love letter to the printed word
On the material culture of the book
Last swipe at the Proms
Is it time to give a grudging nod of acknowledgement to the BBC Proms?
Who should run the RSC next?
Someone has to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune