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Christmas drinks
Fergus Butler-Gallie blesses that which unites church and pub
Games people play
Why team spirit leaves me cold
Labour’s low wage betrayal
The lower-paid blame mass immigration for their cut in earnings
Block Boris!
There is a risk that if Boris Johnson receives the most votes he might actually win. This is unacceptable
Cyber court
Soon, technology will mean the judge and the parties in a legal action can file claims and evidence online
Shed and buried
X.Trapnel on cakes, fakes and stocking fillers
Natural health service
Theodore Dalrymple on the naturalness of what we eat
Booker prize chumps
The inside line on the book world
Rebel Rouser
Titania joins Extinction Rebellion
Supreme maestro
Watching Lord Pannick QC addressing 11 justices of the Supreme Court is like watching one of the great maestros conducting a symphony orchestra
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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
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
Seeing colour
Donald Locke, Resistant Forms at Camden Art Centre
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
Hurty words
Robust debate is to be celebrated, not condemned
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say