How hard is it to cancel The Critic?

The Critic is a current-affairs magazine published ten times a year. Print subscriptions are handled by an external subscriptions bureau and can be cancelled at any time by phone (01293 312550) or email ([email protected]); they run as rolling auto-renewing plans (e.g. introductory offers convert to recurring charges). The digital edition is distributed through the app stores / Pocketmags, where auto-renewal must be turned off in Account Settings at least 24 hours before the period ends to avoid being charged, and the current active period cannot be cancelled mid-term. Refund detail for the print plan is limited in public terms; app-store purchases follow Apple/Google refund rules.

How to cancel The Critic

• Channels: phone, email, online_self_serve
• Official cancellation page: https://thecritic.co.uk/subscribe/
• Pause/freeze: not offered. Print subscriptions are fulfilled by an external subscriptions bureau (cancel by phone 01293 312550 or email [email protected]); the digital app subscription's auto-renewal is turned off via the app store / Account Settings.
• Refund policy: https://thecritic.co.uk/subscribe/
• Account/data deletion: Print subscriber data handled by the subscriptions bureau; digital app data handled via Pocketmags/app store. Requests via [email protected] or [email protected]. https://thecritic.co.uk/privacy-policy/

Evidence

• The Critic — Subscribe page (accessed 2026-06-16)
• The Critic — App Store listing / auto-renewal terms (accessed 2026-06-16)
• Last reviewed 2026-06-16 · scope: documented public policy.

Scope & fairness

This is the Documented-Policy tier: it measures how clearly the cancellation policy is published (cited, dated facts), not the behavioural experience of cancelling (Verified-Flow audit pending). Every company is scored on the same five dimensions with the same published weights — scores cannot be bought or removed. It is opinion grounded in disclosed facts, and not legal advice.

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Cite this. Cancel Atlas (2026). “The Critic — Cancellation Friction Index (gb).” CES-1.1. https://www.cancelatlas.com/c/the-critic-uk (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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