The Critic Podcast

This week Richard Waghorne argues for keeping people in the dark when it comes to Coronavirus where it would improve morale, Sarah Ditum, our new Pop Critic talks about how TikTok is influencing the way music is written and Oliver Wiseman gives an update on the US election 2020

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"Modern Jazz Samba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Is Parliament's role to be a check on government (as John Bercow believed) or a means of government (as Boris Johnson expects)? In this week's Critic podcast Professor David Starkey distills 750 years of parliamentary history to challenge the notion of a constitutional separation of powers. David's latest article can be found here: https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/march-2020/a-one-sided-view-of-history-that-neuters-parliament/

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"Modern Jazz Samba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Steve Baker MP speaks to The Critic about his resignation from chairing the ERG, the group of eurosceptic MPs who toppled a Prime Minister

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"Modern Jazz Samba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This week Graham spoke to US Editor Oliver Wiseman about Mike Bloomberg's unorthodox attempt to win the Democratic nomination and Joseph Connolly explains why he gives men a dressing down in his latest piece for The Critic.

https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/february-2020/filthy-shades-of-grey/

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"Modern Jazz Samba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This week we spoke to Culture Minister John Whittingdale about the future of the BBC, Writer Alexander Larman about whether the Oscars is going to stay woke, and Graham caught up with Adam Dant for some serious research on a Westminster tavern.

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"Modern Jazz Samba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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We speak to Peter Lilley about what Boris Johnson can learn from Margaret Thatcher and catch up with Critic writers Hannah Betts and Robert Thicknesse on the enduring power of wearing black.

You can read columns by Hannah Betts and Robert Thicknesse in the next issue of The Critic magazine. Right now we're offering 3 months for just £5. Go to https://thecritic.imbmsubscriptions.com/ for details.

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"Modern Jazz Samba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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