Governments routinely try to claim the credit for positive developments that happen during their time in office, while ...

Despite what people say, The Economist is still worth reading. This is true for two reasons — firstly whilst the depth of its ...

Britain is neither growing nor building. Is that any surprise when the Chancellor has set about fixing the roof before checking the foundations? Every pound swallowed by a ravenous welfare bill is a ...

Here is a simple question for Ofgem: does Microsoft pass muster as a viable client? Now, you might reasonably assume I have lost my senses for putting such a query to our benevolent state overseers.

The Mediterranean is at the centre of a new maritime struggle This article is taken from the June 2026 issue of The Critic.

Half an hour before the polls closed, the city that never sleeps went into a controlled coma. The eateries emptied, the skies lowered with rain clouds and the only footfall on a usually busy ...

The BBC is “actively considering” criticism of the comedian Vittorio Angelone over a rape joke he made at a roast last year. ...

Who’s ready for tranche 3? We don’t know exactly when the Government plans to release the next batch of criminals from prison early, but it must be soon judging by the ten mass releases they have ...

If Hamlet had been a flop on its initial staging at the Globe, even though Shakespeare was a highly respected playwright at the time, would he have spent the rest of his career tinkering with it to ...

What has happened to the political party conference? Henry Hill and Tom Jones are joined by former lobby journalist Rob ...