Neal Lawson
Don’t ban political lying
There is no excuse for lies, but trying to ban them might do more harm than good
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
Crisis? Watt crisis?
Renewable energy promises the gold at the end of a rainbow
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Soft-Play Britain
Britain’s governing class talks of growth and grandeur but focuses on planters and paint schemes
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
Jams, jellies and EU insanity
From toast to tungsten, the EU is an enemy of innovation
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
Censors create martyrs
Starmer has stumbled onto the fastest way to increase Hasan Piker’s audience
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on