Christianity
Before the current era
In a time of multiculturalism, mere words provoke apoplexy
Dissing Darth Vader
Longtime Scout leader Brian Walker paid the price for his Christian views
What a piece of work is man
Anna Della Subin’s new book explores how leaders become Gods
How to disagree well
Reasoned debate is very difficult if you refuse to engage in good faith
The global war on religion
The death of religious freedom heralds a dark new chapter in world history
Take up your cross
Our battle to let Christians do what every other religion does
Why we need Christmas
Our need of the Nativity of our Lord has not decreased as the centuries have passed
The Revolution in the stable
We abandon the incarnation at our peril
Below the belt
Why is the government comparing Christian pastoral care to rape?
Remotely wishing you a Merry Christmas
Woefully out of touch and with falling congregations, the Church of England faces a crisis of leadership and theology
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
What has Labour learned?
Pinning the failures of the government on Keir Starmer alone will not work
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Fond portrait of an odd couple
Two irascible, elderly artists and two beautiful younger women in unusual relationships
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Killing with kindness
The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security
Indefinite leave, unlimited access
While Westminster fixates on survival, a deeper battle will decide whether mass migration becomes a permanent and costly feature of the state
The disunited kingdom
The establishment must confront the disturbing realities of sectarian politics in the UK
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.