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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
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
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
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Questionably loyal opposition
A “rainbow coalition” between Conservatives and the Greens raises questions about the state of the Tories
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
From triple lock to price caps
Opinium polling for The Critic reveals the totemic pension policy has entrenched a politics that demands control over growth
Why Brexit was right
Bad decisions have been made since we voted to leave but we were still right to leave
Peeves and a weekend in Worcester
Thoroughly entertaining, darkly funny and humanely nasty
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
Better Slayyyter than never
Like the first Strokes album if Max Martin had produced it