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A new covenantal politics
As the Jewish new year begins, Britain should learn from its lessons of forgiveness, renewal and trust
Gustav Mahler: 5th symphony (Pentatone)
Its ethos in Mahler remains inimitable
Western governments should blame themselves for the energy crisis
It is a failure of investment more than a product of war
What can Russia’s failure in Afghanistan teach us about its war in Ukraine?
The echoes should be ominous for the Kremlin
Low standards
Institutions should reject WPATH advice
The fall of East Germany
German reunification – merger or acquisition?
Fashioning divinities
The false gods of Ayn Bland
Populism comes to Leicester
Is Facebook to blame?
It’s Trussonomics – and you ain’t seen nothing yet!
Introducing Kwasi Kwarteng, master of counter-intuitive thinking
Can the Iranian protests succeed?
The world should pay attention
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
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
Beware the British ICE
Mass deportation of Muslims will not solve antisemitism, but feed feelings of alienation
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
The Hollywood starlet and the immigration albatross
Free marketeers were too content to ignore the negative externalities of immigration
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived