Havergal Brian
Some composers are rightly obscure
There is a place for marginal composers — it’s on the margins
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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
Why does Labour hate our pubs?
The government has to stop taxing the hearts of our communities out of business
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
Sex wars, what are they good for?
On Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer and the virtues of intellectual combat
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
Bach in black
CPE Bach: Berlin Symphonies (BIS)
Eulogy for rural life
A growing sense of gloom pervades Starmer’s Britain
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech
The radical feminism—Christianity pipeline
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide