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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
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
The EU must change course on energy
European industry is finally standing up to irrational EU climate policies
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
Stop saying sectarianism
Britain’s emerging politics are not really sectarian at all, but the result of neo-communal fragmentation
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Infamous five
To most of us, the Cambridge Five are just names
The Bible in the dock
Free speech for Christians is still under assault