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Pray for the republicans
Rejoice in the sheer religiosity of the Coronation. It places the King above the political fray
Heirs to Byzantium
Unlike Putin, the British have never really understood the central importance of Constantinople to European history
Red wave
Sunak tries to hold his nerve amidst a disaster movie-tier Tory defeat
Compulsory coronation?
Guardian columnists can’t stop telling us how little they care
The arts must secede
Against the cultural-industrial complex
Gazing out of the abyss
How to live, in spite of everything
The real coronation
Long to smarm over us
The sacred Coronation
The ancient ritual at the heart of a very modern ceremony
Osborne’s joyless crusade
Are times not hard enough already?
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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
Respect for the quarry
Can we love the things we kill?
Terry tackles literary lightweights
Is a distinguished professor right to hold intellectual biography in low esteem?
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Election objections
Andy Burnham doesn’t need a general election mandate
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Department heads must roll
Apologies for gender dissidents are not enough — there must be consequences too