Ronan Maher
Ronan Maher is a journalist based in the UK, he tweets at @MaherRonan
Under the Corona Act, Dr Shipman could have got away with more murders
Certain safeguards have been put aside but they were there for a reason, explains Ronan Maher
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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
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
French lessons for Farage
Following the Makerfield defeat, Reform should look across the channel to Rassemblement National for strategies
Auntie’s autumn
Rather than wage war on the Beeb, a Reform government should strip it of its monopoly and force British broadcasting to compete again
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
