Alan Clark
In defence of reading diaries
We experience people at their most depressed and their most joyful; their most selfish and their most generous
The day terrorism won
The murder of Ian Gow – thirty years on
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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
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The tears of Keir’s
It was an anticlimactic end to an unconvincing premiership
A high-speed tour of European History
Europe: A New
History by Roderick Beaton
A bewitching Sink drama
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe make Shakespeare compelling for Gen Z
Fast out of the blocs
how to acquire an
art collection quickly
Keep the state out of sex
Bureaucracy should not be allowed into the bedroom
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics