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The gang master
Martin Scorcese’s new Mafia movie is the culmination of a great career
Switchboard is busy
An untruth exposed
Moronic inferno
An anonymous academic on campus follies
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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
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
Farage fumbles
“Stop Farage” seems to be a more effective message than “Farage”
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
The Goodwin that failed
Pareto and the problem of elite circulation
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
The last thing Labour needs
The revival of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill threatens to consume a party already struggling to hold itself together
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy