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A chest full of medals
A clever take on a classic brasserie in the heart of Bridgerton London
The great grain war
Russian aggression is endangering global food supplies
Snub the SNIB
Does the Scottish National Investment Bank pass the smell test?
Notting Hill Carnival needs to clean up its act
The street party shouldn’t be above criticism
Being the nation that the Kremlin thinks we are
Putin has more confidence in Britain than our politicians do
Not having a gay old time
On BBC radio’s preoccupation with Americans and identity politics.
Confessions of a Woke Catholic
How to live with the contradictions of identity and belief
It’s wrong to lie to children
The Department of Education should learn this simple lesson
All aboard the ship of self-improvement
Why did NYU withdraw its support before the Floating University had left port?
Medicine’s culture of secrecy
Greater openness could protect patients
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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
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Trump: the imprudent king
The President has so far achieved the opposite of what he promised
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
Lost railway art
Art should matter in all its guises, above and below ground