Michael Webberley
Childhood’s end
A medical vanguard aims to arm children against their own nature
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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
The hollow men
T. S. Eliot understood contemporary politicians better than they understand themselves
Department heads must roll
Apologies for gender dissidents are not enough — there must be consequences too
Game of Thrones star steals the show
Steal, Amazon Prime’s enthralling new six-part financial crime thriller
Once more unto the speeches
There was a great deal of talking today, but how much of it meant anything?
Killing the bill
Parliament has not approved assisted suicide — but the fight to revive it has already begun.
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
Warm home, wrong decision
Ministers are once again choosing the most politically convenient response to rising energy costs, not the most effective one
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent