Alasdair Milne
Opiate of the masses
TV has become a branch of the pharmaceutical industry doling out heavy sedatives
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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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
Digging for gold
La fanciulla del West, Opera Holland Park
Rich portrait of a master poet
Auden, Peter Ackroyd
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave
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
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws