Michael Higgins
Hypocrisy: the crack beneath Ireland’s craic
The “neutral” Republic relies on NATO while lecturing the world on human rights
Bad manners come in small packages
The new Ireland dislikes Unionists as much as the old one
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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
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
The Hollywood starlet and the immigration albatross
Free marketeers were too content to ignore the negative externalities of immigration
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
No, the King has not converted
A bizarre conspiracy theory
that Charles III is a Muslim is
easily shown to be false
How to save your parish church
Be the Church you want to see in the world
Will Andy Burnham be a literary leader?
Burnham is a rare politician who reads books — but how will they affect his premiership?
Can we get removals right?
Deporting illegal migrants is a lot more difficult than promising to deport them
Devolution has been a disaster
Wales, and the United Kingdom at large, are weaker for the devolution project
Truth and consequences for ministers
Former Ministers should be hauled back before MPs to justify their poor decisions
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one