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Róisín Murphy and the curse of reasonableness
Civility is taken as proof of hidden ill-intent
The roof is falling in
Schools are not the only thing in danger of collapsing
Coles to Newcastle
Showbiz vicars, lefty luvvies and a brush with death
The state of hate
The radical subjectivism of the Irish hate speech bill
Think tanks have to think again
Policy wonks either have to work within the system we’ve got or change it
Bad influencers
The “girlfriend experience” is toxic, not empowering
Downfall of the Brexit doomers
New ONS figures are good news for Britain
The ultimate collaborator
Sergio Tiempo: Hommage (Avanti)
The Conservatives’ Windsor knot
Rishi Sunak must rethink the Windsor Framework
Dover’s soul
A neglected town has a rich and gritty heart
Most Read
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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 hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
The joys of village cricket
Cricket embodies much of what is valuable about our culture
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty