Antonio Pappano
No direction from directors
Music directors who fail to provide any direction in times of crisis
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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
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Worstall’s Corollary
Rare earths expose a fatal flaw at the heart of industrial strategy: governments intervene in systems they do not remotely understand
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
The EU is getting worse
Ursula von der Leyen’s left-wing managerial agenda is failing
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?