High Street
Death of the model railway?
Not so fast — this is one railway network Beeching can’t cut, and its built of life long fascination
The death of a music shop
We shouldn’t accept the decline of the high street
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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
Selling the commons
How Britain put a price on nature
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
Any foreigner can have a UK degree — for a fee
Every British university has been chasing the benefits of foreign income with frenzied excitement
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Police policies must be reformed
If we are to have policing “without fear or favour” then it is time for change
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world