Robert Hutton
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Critic and Film Columnist at The Critic Magazine (UK)
Political sketches and film columnist for @TheCriticMag, co-host of classic cinema love-in @WarMovieTheatre. New spy book "The Illusionist" out now!
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1 week ago |
thecritic.co.uk | Robert Hutton
“It’s Saturday,” said Lindsay Hoyle, “That doesn’t mean it’s Crackerjack Day.” He was trying to calm a frankly excited emergency sitting of the House of Commons. For the sixth time since the Second World War, MPs had been summoned to the chamber on a Saturday. Previous moments of drama included the death of the Queen, the invasion of the Falklands, and, inevitably, Brexit.
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2 weeks ago |
thecritic.co.uk | Robert Hutton
Keir Starmer’s attempts to be optimistic about Trump are convincing no one Down 3.15 per cent. It’s never a great sign for a politician when they’re sharing the screen with a financial markets ticker. As Rachel Reeves addressed staff at Jaguar Land Rover’s factory in the West Midlands, traders in New York were joining their brothers and sisters in arms around the world and selling everything that wasn’t nailed to the floor.
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2 weeks ago |
thecritic.co.uk | Robert Hutton
This article is taken from the April 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £10. From: James.Lyons@No10We’re looking to do a few things around War Leader Keir. Fancy coming to watch him drive a tank? Pictures have to be Maggie, not Dukakis. Salisbury Plain, Monday week? From: [email protected] people really interested in who Kemi is friends with in America? That’s all a bit distant, isn’t it?
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3 weeks ago |
thecritic.co.uk | Robert Hutton
Prime Minister’s Questions. The highlight of the political week. The best free show in town. The moment the government is held to account. It is all those things of course, but most of all, it is a chance for unknown Labour MPs to suck up to Keir Starmer. It’s not easy for them: there are so many of them, and they need him to notice them if they’re ever to be ministers. This is the one chance they get. But knowing this doesn’t make it any less excruciating to watch.
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3 weeks ago |
thecritic.co.uk | Robert Hutton
The Conservatives have no idea where to go The running theme of the final years of the last government was ministers standing up and making bewildered speeches about the awful state of the country: Hot Dog Toryism.
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