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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