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The oh-so clever life of O’Brien
James O’Brien’s LBC morning show is a thundering, sanctimonious bore
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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
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
Election objections
Andy Burnham doesn’t need a general election mandate
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp
Exile and exaltation
Bohuslav Martinu: The Symphonies (Deutsche Grammophon)