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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
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
The thin blue line must be thicker
The police are nothing without a presence in communities
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
The battle between sacred and profane
When the divine law appears to clash with our sense of justice, can it truly be considered divine?
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age