John Phipps
John Phipps is a reporter and editor based in London. He tweets at @John__Phipps
An unfinished masterpiece
One senses that, in this volume of Picasso’s life, John Richardson is only doing the hands and faces
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
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
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
Parade of defeats
Armenia is a democracy tearing itself apart over who gets to define the soul of a nation
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
Kemi Badenoch was right about the chaos in Clapham
Rioting as entertainment is a First World phenomenon
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
