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The costs of assisted suicide
The trade-offs are real and extremely serious
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
Defend the bishops’ bench
Removing the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords would be constitutional vandalism
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
Passing the baton to the offspring
Does maestro talent run in the genes?
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
Defending life and liberty
Abortion buffer zones hurt, rather than help women and babies
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
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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
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
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
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Supernatural delight
Religion cannot be reduced to dry abstractions
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
Piano pair strike just the right note
Serendipity has delivered a double bill for the ages this month
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics