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The Church of England is practicing a secular religion
Equality, diversity and inclusion can be prioritised over religious faith
Arresting the fertility crisis
Britain needs more babies — and it is far from alone
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
The grand tour
Sex and the cities
Resistance is futile
Acceptance can be an act of protest. Not a submissive, passive surrender.
The problem with puberty blockers
Ministers must step in to prevent the NHS from experimenting on children
The sadness of Sceptical Man
Emotion need not entail irrationality, and fence-sitting need not involve wisdom
The arts are under threat in Scotland
New legislation endangers freedom, but the arts have been enabling its suppression for some time
Young people are not as pro-immigration as you think
The idea that young people are uniformly “woke” is a silly myth
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
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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
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Tony Blair is an extremist
He should have left public life long ago
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles