Christmas Present
Jotting and plotting
Real gardeners need to keep a journal
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The tears of Keir’s
It was an anticlimactic end to an unconvincing premiership
Are Reform the new Greens?
As the Green Party loses interest in rural matters, Richard Negus considers the claim that British agriculture and the countryside have a new champion
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived
At a loose end
We are making young adults un-ready for work
Manic and messianic
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Royal Shakespeare Company
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Kemi always gets it right
Whatever the crisis, the Conservative leader invariably discovers that events have vindicated her.