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Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
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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
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
The last ponies on the moor
Dartmoor Ponies are facing an extinction event, thanks to a government Quango
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
A scarcity machine
Why Peckham residents should not celebrate development being blocked
Why we should explore space
Space exploration lifts the human spirit: rather than asking “Why?”, we should ask “Why not?”
