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French lessons for Farage
Following the Makerfield defeat, Reform should look across the channel to Rassemblement National for strategies
I’m worried about Andy Burnham
If Burnham does to Britain what he has done to Manchester, we are in big trouble
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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
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
A bore and a balm
Inferno: Behzod Abdurimov (Alpha Classics)
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
Fit for a queen
Hannah Betts reassesses the late Queen as a royal style maven
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
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
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade