Marcus Rashford
The Rashford trap
Rashford’s campaigning moves the state towards becoming a substitute parent
Sing when you’re sinning
Football may be the new religion, but it faces the same challenges as the old
Pitch inversion
Boris Johnson may rue the day he gave a footballer a gong for something other than football
He tweets, he scores!
Allegra thinks it’s all over
An away win
Can the Conservatives win on “Labour issues” like poverty?
British defence must be renewed
War may not be imminent but Britain must still be secure
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
Man of letters: reading between the lines
Byron: A Life in Ten Letters by Andrew Stauffer
The BBC should remember what it’s for
A public broadcaster should exist for truthful journalism, not fashionable pieties
Miriam Cates is right about surrogacy
It is a fundamentally dishonest and exploitative practice
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
Must we keep failing universities alive?
History is full of institutions which could not justify their own existence
Why Britain needs more empty homes
The UK’s housing sector is straining at the seams; empty units and second houses are a sign of economic health
Why Britain needs Popular Conservatism
The Conservative Party has not fulfilled the promise of Brexit or overcome the legacy of Blair
The problem with puberty blockers
Ministers must step in to prevent the NHS from experimenting on children
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
