Kitty Helmick finds the real-life Japanese equivalent of the Wonka Chocolate Factory
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Turkish President Erdoğan is no fan of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu, writes Matthew Petti, and vice versa
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If UK political leaders were serious about asking themselves “How Singapore might deal with an issue?”, they would have to accept that Singaporeans aren’t afraid to do what they believe is needed, not what is popular. Now, try to apply this to the NHS.
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.GalHannah interviews David Starkey about the unresolved consequences of Blairism thecritic.co.uk/a-time-for-res…

“What we have at the moment is not sustainable and gets less sustainable by the minute” — David Starkey argues that it is time for restoration thecritic.co.uk/a-time-for-res…

It’s 30 years since Pulp Fiction hit cinemas, writes Robert Hutton, and what a time it was to be young
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Britain can take inspiration from other countries, writes Decline Manager, but it cannot merely imitate them
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Designer fashion is chasing an ever smaller and wealthier market, leaving ordinary buyers out in the cold, writes Singularist thecritic.co.uk/wearing-shades/

I betrayed my younger self in The Critic and said the old Euston arch should not be rebuilt (as Ed West and others have suggested).

We need a new revival, not an old one.

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“Singapore is a model that cannot be reproduced at the scale of a country like the UK” — Decline Manager is unconvinced by the concept of “Singapore-on-Thames” thecritic.co.uk/the-poverty-of…

Our culture podcast Critical Mash continues to uncover the hidden connections between the arts thecritic.co.uk/a-real-pea-sou…

“It has taken years for Keegan to state the obvious” — Jo Bartosch argues that limp apologies are insufficient
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Netanyahu and Erdoğan can’t live with each other, writes Matthew Petti, and they can’t live without each other
thecritic.co.uk/the-king-and-t…

It’s 30 years since Pulp Fiction hit cinemas, writes Robert Hutton, and what a time it was to be young
thecritic.co.uk/violent-deligh…

“There is nothing in this record not to like” — Norman Lebrecht enjoys three works for the cello thecritic.co.uk/music-for-a-wa…

.GalHannah interviews David Starkey about the unresolved consequences of Blairism thecritic.co.uk/a-time-for-res…

Britain can take inspiration from other countries, writes Decline Manager, but it cannot merely imitate them
thecritic.co.uk/the-poverty-of…

Chris North writes about Escribano, Roca Rey, torismo, torerismo and the psychology of taurine crowds in this excellent article for The Critic thecritic.co.uk/struggles-of-a…

Attractive architecture should draw from the past while looking to the future, writes Henry Oliver thecritic.co.uk/make-architect…