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Ireland’s political stagnation
Ireland is stuck in political stalemate, with few viable alternatives on offer
Remembering troublesome women
In death and in life
A brilliant biography of an elusive genius
Spinoza may be the master thinker to whom we owe modernity itself
Where are my children going to live?
The government owes us answers
Who’s afraid of UPF? (Part 2)
Bad science is hard to swallow
The wrongs of Spring
The BBC reporter has disappeared down a journalistic rabbit hole
Have the gender wars been won?
Labour is only offering women breadcrumbs
Dividing our way to equality
Equality legislation has enabled unfairness and division
Policing: a radical solution
Competition would improve policing standards
The Venice Architecture Biennale
Geopolitical challenges produce impressive art
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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
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Angst, Nazis and forgotten treasure
Transcription / You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love / For the Love of Willie
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
Today Havering, tomorrow Westminster
The local elections exposed a political class united mainly by its inability to feel embarrassment
Storycraft is soulcraft
A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and heroism after disenchantment
The masculinity crisis is a porn crisis
We have to do more to challenge the reshaping of culture by pornography
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Saint Sánchez?
How the Spanish Left uses the Right to hold power