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The Rev Colin Godley: Media vicar
A man for all airwaves
Fight things that really matter
We must not capitulate to self-indulgent and hypocritical student outrage over Cambridge’s Seeley Library
Always prepare for the unexpected
The instructive parallels between the Falklands and Ukraine wars
The first post-modern war
The Falklands conflict was no imperialist throwback
Singing the Blues
The Varsity Match and Boat Race are no longer part of our sporting conversation
Teaching by the critical race book
Holyrood is seeking to embed social justice theory in schools
Seductive, scholarly life of the poet-priest
This new biography of John Donne brings the centuries-dead poet to life
Never trust a publisher
Once Twitter takes against you, they will wash their hands of you, Pontius Pilate-style
Gone West
What happened to Kanye?
Burrell 2.0
The Burrell Collection’s second chance to capture the hearts of Glasgow
Most Read
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
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The tears of Keir’s
It was an anticlimactic end to an unconvincing premiership
Student Loans don’t add up
a fairer way out of a
disastrous policy mess
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
The government must curb its appetite for junk policy
The “junk food advertising ban” is indigestible nonsense
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Peston’s Inbox
Keir has my complete backing – Wes
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse