Widowland
The Critic Books Podcast: C J Carey’s Widowland
C J Carey speaks to Francesca Peacock about Widowland
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Crossroads of history
Cyprus is an island of contradictions, and the more we learn about it, the more paradoxical it becomes
War, peace and city streets
How English towns survived the Blitz and entered the modern world
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Britain needs an actual leader of the opposition
Rishi Sunak is doing nothing to hold Keir Starmer to account
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Church visits and garden walks
From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping
In defence of the incredulous stare
To argue is to indulge in a practice, with all that this entails
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
You were warned
Badenoch’s election means bad news for the Tories
