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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
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The RAM should face the music
Why the Royal Academy of Music shuts of pupils from private schools
Fell for it again
Britain’s pro-development enthusiasts mistook fantasy politics for the real thing — and are now paying the price.
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
Confessions of an aging pop queen
Madonna once assured us that being an adult woman was something to aspire to
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
The pro-nature case for regulatory reform
England’s environmental regime hasn’t delivered a restoration of nature — only decline, delay, and bureaucracy
The intractable problems pulling modern Britain apart
When does upholding free speech become an act of self-sabotage?
A new town versus an old estate
Development in the heart of rural Oxfordshire will change the ecology of the surrounding area
Peston’s Inbox
Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”