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Immense energies
Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano concertos &c (Ondine)
Murders for August
Classics resurrected and new bodies laid to rest
In a world without God, what does suicide mean?
When society no longer sees the taking of one’s own life as a sin, it is unclear who should be responsible for attempting to prevent such deaths
Sack the stewards
Racing should adopt football’s VAR
Letting data live
The secrets of semiconductors
The past speaks for itself
The problem with modern period drama
The law that could save our Crooked Houses
Important buildings deserve speedier protection
Rail riddles — the complex practicalities of rail travel
The realities of rail, from the US to China
West Yorkshire Police have some explaining to do
Why did the police arrest a drunk autistic girl?
Why central Europe has always mattered
Globalism is nothing new
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
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
Murders for July
Your summer holiday reading is sorted here
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
Restore the King James Bible
Those who are opposed, please consider, in the bowels of Christ, whether you may be mistaken
Terry tackles literary lightweights
Is a distinguished professor right to hold intellectual biography in low esteem?
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
The meaning of Zack Polanski
The icon of geriatric millennials is one of life’s drifters
A second Northern Ireland?
How the SNP squandered a major opportunity for independence
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?