The Critic | April 2026
In the April issue of The Critic, Chris Bayliss calculates how Britain’s progress towards achieving Net Zero carbon emissions is costed and whether it all adds up, Samuel McIlhagga investigates the rising trend for Birmingham’s rotting Victorian architecture to go up in flames, Henry Hill argues that the student loans model is bust and Pierre d’Alancaisez recalls his part in the modern art madness of Noughties London.
Also, Norman Lebrecht finds the symphony hasn’t died but has gone to India, Christopher North talks to a British bullfighter, Rufus Bird sees signs that the auction houses are turning against contemporary art, Henry Jeffreys doesn’t want his wine paired with food, Zoe Strimpel does want a wellness smoothie, Alexander Larman profiles A.E. Housman and Patrick Nash remembers the great historian, David Abulafia.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Critic April 2026.