John Swinney
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
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
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Where is Britain’s vision?
Modern Britain has acquired a lack of national purpose, except for policies that are self-harming
Prosthetic, pathetic, human
Angela de la Cruz’s playful and ghastly art touches a raw nerve
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
Reform should ignore bad faith criticism
The party is not perfect but that does not make all criticism valid
Britain’s mutilated constitution
We must restore the old to build the new
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
The EU’s immigration asymmetry
Ten years on, the EU still hasn’t learned Brexit’s hard lesson on migration