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Liberal Britain, not Little England
A post-Brexit Britain needs a foreign policy reset
Unflinching view of a fall from grace
If Carrère can be so honest, there is hope for lesser sinners
Supine Sunak is a flop
How can anyone have faith in British politicians?
A butterfly on an operating table
The abstraction of desire achieves nothing
Physical media matters
We can’t trust streaming services to archive entertainment
Partisan journalism doesn’t help Ukraine
Western media must keep some distance from the conflict
Gender critical in Geneva
Yet another failed attempt to silence women
Understanding abortion law
It is important not to let emotions cloud the facts
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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
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
The centre-left is out of ideas
The new journal Arguably barely makes an argument
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
The emperor’s old advisor
McSweeney’s performance before MPs suggests age and experience hasn’t brought clarity — only better excuses
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified