fences
HMP Westminster
The fence outside the House of Lords is like a prison
Constitutional row
On the row over a champion hurdler
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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
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
Unreadable red bile
This anti-capitalist screed is profoundly and irredeemably fatuous
First time thrills
Most of all, it was a tournament of heroes and villains
Greene around the gills
A truly ghastly gastropub
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Murders for June
Bodies in Brighton and spies in Scotland are features of our first crop of summer murder mysteries
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
Legal curiosities
The pursuit of justice in small or atypical jurisdictions has sometimes led to some unusual legal quandaries
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre