by-election
Beyond the one-man band
With defections looming and insiders hedging their bets, Reform faces an awkward question: who actually fills its benches?
The Corbynista right need a reality check
Reform UK are being pragmatic, not abandoning their principles
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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
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
First-place Finnish
Shostakovich: Symphony 1; Moscow Cheryomushki (Philharmonia Records)
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
Making the case for liberalism
Wooldridge’s polemic draws together the disparate traditions of liberal thought and action
Peston’s Inbox
Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
Migration musings
A new book on immigration is welcome in its honestly and openness
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses