The Critic Magazine

25 July 2024

In the summer double issue of The Critic, D.J. Taylor charts the BBC’s diminishing commitment to highbrow arts coverage, Andrea Valentino examines how the City of London Corporation has swerved all local government reform, Paul Goodman proposes ways for the Conservative Party to rebuild its constituency base, Jude Russo explores who is really running the United States when Joe Biden forgets to do so, Charles Saumarez Smith investigates how Labour could build back better and Graham Stewart asks if the cause of Scottish independence is really dead? Robert Hutton explains how cinemas have survived the streaming revolution, Iason Athanasiadis reports from Beirut on how the city went from riviera resort to ruined citadel, Henry Jeffreys praises Greek wine, Sarah Ditum gets caught up in a hip hop war of words, and the magazine’s unrivalled team of critics and reviewers assess the best and worst of summer arts and culture.