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How to destroy football
“Blue cards” will only add to the confusion and subjective rulings we’re now seeing
Very naughty boys
Progressive parenting is all very well but sometimes misbehaviour needs a firmer approach
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
The truth about sex
No amount of clever-clever language games can obscure basic biological facts
Judith Butler has a projection problem
It is she, not gender-critical feminists, who seems to be afraid
Encouraging evil for the common good
Mansfield does not condemn him: rather refreshingly he exhilarates in Machiavelli’s genius
Open season
I’m trying to stick to wild game, venison and native beef— and monogamy too
The conversion of St Lee
Never mind migrants converting, what about the MPs?
How widespread is NHS qualifications fraud?
A viral Twitter post raises uncomfortable questions about the level of training in British institutions
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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 testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Terry tackles literary lightweights
Is a distinguished professor right to hold intellectual biography in low esteem?
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
A bewitching Sink drama
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe make Shakespeare compelling for Gen Z
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Vote Green to end antisemitism
Critics have been trying to twist their leaders’ words to resemble what they actually said