Alex Burghart
Kemi’s men of mystery
The second tier Conservatives had a chance to shine
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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
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
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
Britain lacks a party of the young
Britain’s alienated young are drifting leftwards because no serious movement on the right is speaking to their interests
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
Student Loans don’t add up
a fairer way out of a
disastrous policy mess
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette