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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
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
The price is right
Stories about outrageously profligate eating have the appeal of scandal
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
Why Keynes was wrong
He misinterpreted fundamental economic principles
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
A love-hate affair
Finger-lingering over hideous fluffy lilac footwear
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent