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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
The futility of right-wing cancel culture
Trying to get left-wing comedians fired for edgy jokes is stupid as well as wrong
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
AI podcasts give me the creeps
The more we outsource to AI, the more forgettable our cultural output is going to be
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
Literary freedom is in the gutter
The disappearance of a praiseful review for a “cancelled” writer is as disturbing as it is bizarre
Will Andy crash and Burnham?
The Manchester man is going to face the same constraints as Keir Starmer
The problem with price freezes
Freezing prices is not half as simple (or cheap) as politicians often think
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career
The limits of choice
Sometimes, we do know better than people who are harming themselves
Marketing masters
Catching the eye of a buyer in the social media era