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The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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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
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
What difference does he make?
Andy Burnham is not the answer to our woes because Burnhamism is not replicable
A rare interview proved a delight
Eavesdropping on two intelligent people sharing a civilised conversation about interesting things
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Thank God for Brexit
The EU is a bureaucratic monster and Britain is better off out
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off