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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
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
The tears of Keir’s
It was an anticlimactic end to an unconvincing premiership
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Canis lupus labor
Europe is a wolf coming up the path to devour the Labour Party
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
European populism is a lot deeper than mere Trumpism
Irish anti-Israel agitation is out of control
Anti-Israel sentiments among Irish nationalists are irrational and opportunistic
How the “Burnham bind” will rewrite British politics
If Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield, Labour has a bigger opportunity than people think
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Zurbarán on Freud’s couch
An acclaimed new exhibition is full of overwrought symbolism and compositional failures
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
Student Loans don’t add up
a fairer way out of a
disastrous policy mess