Magna Carta
Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law
Punishing anyone before they have even been convicted of anything makes me uneasy
The English origin of jury trials
Jury trial is not a procedural convenience but an inherited right
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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
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Terry tackles literary lightweights
Is a distinguished professor right to hold intellectual biography in low esteem?
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Venice Biennale 2026
Collected detritus of Biennales past, left available for recycling when there’s space to fill
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Chopping The Onion
It is neither brave nor clever to portray dissenting women as insane
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low