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The quaintness of the campaign against public schools
The abuse was terrible but its relevance to modern politics is dubious
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human
In defence of British theological education
Critics should be more optimistic about the new generation of ordinands
This vision glorious
Let us allow the glory of Easter to touch our daily lives
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
Britain will not be a “Christian country” without Christians
Traditions die if there is no one to cherish them
Sugar, sex and sacrifice
It would be foolish to casually abandon Christian ethics of restraint
Against the relegation of Record Review
Why is Radio 3 mistreating one of its greatest assets?
The creation of canals
Entering the golden age of canals
Immigration enthusiasts and problematic polling
New analysis made British voters look far more pro-migration than they are
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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
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Terry tackles literary lightweights
Is a distinguished professor right to hold intellectual biography in low esteem?
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
Our new five-party system
First-past-the-post no longer means
an electoral carve-up between the
Tories and Labour, allowing “fringe”
parties real political influence