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Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
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Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Britain’s mutilated constitution
We must restore the old to build the new
The man who ended overreach
Lord Reed’s tenure as president of the Supreme Court has been admired by those who value the stability of the law
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
Vapid slogans for the hard of thinking
Every modern university, it seems, needs a “mission statement”
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Givers and takers
Britain needs a fairer and more moral economic system
On a winning streak
Eventually streaks end, but it does not have to be The End