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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
Frivolous and doomed
Classicism still has its place at the National Theatre
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Fair vs free elections
The grey zone between interference and counter-interference is becoming Europe’s new political frontier
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation