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Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Martin Scorsese: rinse and repeat self-indulgence
The director of Goodfellas has debased his talent
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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
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Nice Tice
Can Richard Tice clean up Reform’s image? Or a park?
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
The art of statesmanship
An exhibition at the Wallace Collection shows how Britain’s greatest wartime leader found solace and satisfaction in painting
How the Boat Race sank
Yet another great British tradition is disappearing beneath the waters of history
Herodotus and the birth of enquiry
Before there were historians, there was Herodotus — a wandering Greek determined to discover why civilisations rise and fall
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?