Gianni Infantino
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
Muh imperialism
Gianni Infantino’s childish relativism
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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
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
Britain’s housing crisis is a crisis for veterans
We have to make the system more able to house our heroes
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
The Islamic identity crisis
V.S. Naipaul was prophetic on the struggles between Islam and modernity
Strange new world
A new art history hinges on a proleptic reading of Edwardian history
Food pairing is folly
A warning against trying to match wine to dish
The warlords’ insolence
The Americans must stop blaming Europe for their own mistake