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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
Britain needs a moral core
The UK’s greatest vulnerability isn’t its weakened military but its lack of spiritual depth
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
What is the CID for?
Zac Brettler’s short life and mysterious death
The enduring fascination of Richard Nixon
Why America’s most contradictory president still exerts a strange grip on the political imagination.
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
Are Reform the new Greens?
As the Green Party loses interest in rural matters, Richard Negus considers the claim that British agriculture and the countryside have a new champion
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library