John Slinger
Slingers and arrows
One man decided to hold the pass
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Dignified design for the people
A book that asks all the right questions but hasn’t thought through all the answers
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
The simple joy of giallo
Giallo films made for glorious Italian escapism
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
Murders for April
Make sure it is the cruellest month with this detective fiction
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
Nowhere left to go
Labour is running out of cash, authority and time.
Reclaiming the rule of law
The rule of law was meant to protect liberty — not to be weaponised against democracy
A crippling consensus
Labour, the Greens and the Lib Dems are singing from the same destructive hymn sheet