Francis Hoar
Liberty in lockdown
Is it time to release democracy from quarantine and resuscitate the rule of law?
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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 pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
Two false dawns
Anger can furnish a movement with energy, but not with votes
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
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.
The Middle Kingdom and the middle powers
China’s clash with Western power shattered its civilisational self-image. Europe is heading for a similar reckoning
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Averting irrational egalitarianism
How to stop ideological anti-racism damaging our institutions and our country