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An India-Pakistan conflict has huge implications for Britain
Conflict could spill out onto British streets
The great £100 million CofE giveaway
The Church of England is throwing good money after bad ideology
Keeping schtum
Many politicians aren’t saying anything about the Supreme Court ruling
Forlorn Hoop dreams
The club needs consistency, not the constant psychodrama of play-off hopes followed by relegation fears
Strange new world
AI-obsessed policy wonks are trying to re-shape Britain
The public health playbook
Talk of a “tobacco playbook” is pure projection
The rise and rise of “The UK”
How England and Britain fell victim to Yookayification
Nigel Farage is a populist pioneer
Farage is not Trumpian — Trump is Faragist
Stop diagnosing every child with ADHD
Only public opinion — not scientific consensus — will end ADHD over-diagnosis
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Critical briefing: cuckooing
A hidden scourge has been plaguing British streets for too long