Batley and Spen
Uncertain times in Labour’s rugby league heartlands
The Labour Party and Rugby League have been central to the lives of working-class people in Batley for over a century. But for how much longer?
Old Ireland stirs
The defeat handed to Dublin’s progressive establishment was a reminder of an older Ireland
How can we pay for our cathedrals?
Critics of silent discos in Canterbury Cathedral are silent on how to fund our churches
Who’s advising the migration advisors?
We deserve more transparency when it comes to who and what influences British immigration policy
Healers who harm
Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up by Abigail Shrier
Try Christianity
Reflecting on the cross, we find a truth that is often too easy to forget
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
Essential all-embracing warmth
Gidon Kremer: Songs of Fate (ECM)
A masterpiece in miniature
Taneyev, Schumann: Piano quintets (Signum)
After the Cass Review
Our elected politicians need more independence from partial lobbyists
The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law
Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications
The joy of pets
Pet ownership is one of life’s simple pleasures, but it also lifts the soul
