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A temple in the Tudor manor
An impressive mansion has now become an important site of pilgrimage
How faith built the best of our nation
Every aspect of English national life owes something to Christianity
Raiding the bookmakers
A money-hungry government is coming for online gambling
Unhealthy, uncaring
The abortion industry must be held accountable
Levy the remittances!
The British economy is bleeding as hundreds of millions of pounds are sent overseas
Why the Venerable Bede should be England’s patron saint
He did much to form our culture, unlike the elusive St George
No, assisted dying in Australia isn’t safe
The oversight regime hopes to find out nothing, investigate nothing and report nothing
The return of turning left
New deluxe airline cabins are designed for Instagrammers who wish to see and be seen
A fine bromance
We have long since lost any real perspective on The Beatles
Starmer’s nightmare
The prime minister is being haunted by a smug Nigel Farage
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
What if the AI bubble bursts?
Arguing that an AI bubble is a good thing reeks of techno-optimist complacency
The masculinity crisis is a porn crisis
We have to do more to challenge the reshaping of culture by pornography
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
The excesses of intellectual illiberalism
Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
Leading us a not- so-merry dance
Virtually every moment of physical theatre has to include some sort of balletic lunge