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High politics and unholy power plays
British policy in the Ottoman Empire was not driven by Orientalism, but self-interest and self-deception
Surviving the love of a psychopath
Norman Scott gets the last word against the man who raped and plotted to murder him
Inclusion isn’t a dirty word
Conservatism is the really inclusive worldview, because it offers us rules to live by
The not-so-beautiful game
Paul Lay and Nick Timothy discuss the morality — and immorality — of football
Another Elizabeth, a second Anne
In our secular age the Queen has been Anglicanism’s most compelling representative
Studio: The 2022 Venice Biennale
Cecilia Alemani has produced an exceptionally intelligent and delightful Biennale
Getting wrecked
Dame Ethel Smyth’s opera dated quickly, but it hardly hurts to have another look at it
Arise, Sir Wayne
The trickle of sporting knighthoods has now become a flood — who will be next?
The Thirty Years War
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart discuss the Thirty Years War in the German lands
A “speak out champion” who won’t speak for all
Politics and prosecution make for a dangerous combination, and women are most likely to lose out
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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
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off
Peston’s Inbox
Kemi doesn’t give her kids Easter eggs
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show