Brian Friel
Debuts, comebacks and suprises
There are plenty of dead bodies here, but no dead air
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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
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Haskel’s challenge
Andy Burnham does not have much time to kickstart growth
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
Too starstruck to see Marilyn’s faults
Only Some Like It Hot endures, though not because of anything Monroe does in it
Will Andy crash and Burnham?
The Manchester man is going to face the same constraints as Keir Starmer
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
Britain must not liberalise surrogacy laws
We are already endangering women and girls
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked