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Why face masks are a form of dehumanisation
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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
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
There is nothing authentic about Andy Burnham
The blokeish Labour man is as slimy a politician as the rest of them
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
An indefensible defence policy
Why the country’s strategic ambitions are incompatible with our welfare bill
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them