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Rediscovering Martin Amis
He made reading, and writing, fun
Sonatas after slaughter
1919 Coda: Janacek, Boulanger, Debussy, Elgar (Delphian)
Proper pro opera
Fun with fear and failure
The nicotine closet
Where are the smoking politicians?
The price of porn
Why do right-wing newspapers make a joke of it?
Micro niche
The best piece of pop
Saving a saint
Help is needed to secure a Franciscan miracle
The case against case-by-case
Women’s rights must be clearly and consistently defined
A theology of parties
Renewing the social spirit in an age of isolation
Net zero nonsense
We should keep a closer eye on the eco industry
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
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Saint Sánchez?
How the Spanish Left uses the Right to hold power
Why nationalisation is not the answer to our problems
Planning, not privatisation, is the big problem with our water
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
The case for vapes
Arguments for prohibitionism disappear in a cloud of vapour
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
Tasty tunes
The Chocolate Soldier, Opera della Luna, Wilton’s Music Hall
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade