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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
Critical briefing: EU-Taliban talks
As European governments harden their approach to migration, Brussels has taken the extraordinary step of negotiating directly with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
From an entitlement state to an investment state
How to achieve a pro-social and pro-market economy
The rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
The name game
Nominative determinism is a rich seam to be mined in sport
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.
The generation delusion
Chris Bayliss and Henry Hill are joined by the Reverend Marcus Walker to discuss intergenerational responsibility
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival