The Critic  |  May 2020
Issue seven of Britain's new magazine of ideas: discover lockdown reportage from Lisa Hilton in Venice, Janine di Giovanni in Alpine France and Patrick Bishop in the Scottish Highlands, and incisive COVID comment from David Starkey, Toby Young and Richard Cockett. Learn about Cuban dancing, the history of Syria and the last weeks of the Second World War, on its seventy-fifth anniversary. Share Oliver Letwin's reminiscences of two great conservative philosophers, Roger Scruton and Michael Oakeshott. Be enlightened about the workings of the art market, the history of Burma, the life of Andy Warhol - and much else. In short, it is the perfect lockdown read.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Critic May 2020.