Worst in Europe
Does it all add up to you?
The British state can neither gather, interpret, nor explain its own statistics
A new low in anti-vape scaremongering
There is no great risk of oral cancer among vapers
Netherworld
The Dutch golden age could be anything but for the painters
Sunak stumbles
The Prime Minister spent half of the afternoon trying to extract his foot from his mouth
The untalented Mx. Ripley
In a story of a fiendishly successful performance, Eliot Sumner proved an extremely unconvincing man
The sculptor’s funeral
The death of Imogen Stuart represents the passing of an Ireland that built, rather than destroyed
Those WhatsApp groups in full
Thirteen reasons to ban politicians from smartphones
Not everyone has a novel in them
Literature is the only art in which, it seems, every neophyte is convinced they can succeed
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
How did Conservative modernisation go?
David Cameron’s “A-List” has turned out to be second-rate
A sharp satire perfect for Critic readers
We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening
Grandmasters: a meeting of great minds
Napoleon and Goethe: Touchstone of Genius by Raymond Keene
