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The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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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
A below-par Riley is still better than most
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Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
A carnivore’s arcadia
Bowled over by a de luxe fillet steak
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
The BBC needs competition
The scandal-ridden Beeb is doomed if it is not held to higher standards
Hyperventilating vexillology
Once councils flew the symbols of the realm; now they proclaim the enthusiasms of the age
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
Critical briefing: home ownership headaches
Why more homes are not always good news for the ordinary buyer
Britain needs a moral core
The UK’s greatest vulnerability isn’t its weakened military but its lack of spiritual depth
Vandalising the law
Activists and politicians should respect the law even if they don’t like it