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The enigma of Englishness
The English have debated their national nature for centuries
Addressing misogyny must include addressing trans activism
Against the wokewashing of sexual objectification
The court of hot air
We do not need human rights law to protect human rights or to maintain the rule of law
A sound of Rowling thunder
Scotland’s government and police seem determined to turn themselves into a laughing stock
May letters
We are in grave danger of losing our musical marbles
Can criminals be judges?
Freemasons, extremists, even members of the Garrick Club can be appointed to the bench
Scruffy splendour
Holy Week showcases a very Venetian combination of Renaissance splendour and DIY
Go west
Rishi has been a bit down lately
Dear Keir, get real
Instead of announcing grand new doctrines, it’s time for a very British realism
The future is blue
With Corbynite leadership and conservative members, Unite embodies Labour’s identity crisis
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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
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
Broken windows
If small instances of disorder are neglected, greater ones will soon be committed
London is broken
Local politics can’t offer the renewal our nation’s capital desperately needs
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
A day out at Unite the Kingdom
Tommy Robinson’s latest demonstration was a peculiarly hammy affair
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
Averting irrational egalitarianism
How to stop ideological anti-racism damaging our institutions and our country