Ian Botham
L’esprit de Boeuf
What sort of political XI will Botham join at Westminster?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
Leaving the ECHR would not make Britain like Russia
The case for opposing withdrawal is currently intellectually fatuous
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
Good enough for politics
We should be more willing to declare some political problems solved
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
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics