The great divide
The party divide gave voice to incompatibly different visions of national destiny
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
A win for academic freedom
The university free speech complaints scheme is (finally) going ahead
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
It’s time to see Brexit through
The next government must finally drag Britain out of the European Union’s tractor beam
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
The paté of the Land
Chinese water deer, partridges and paté
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces