New York City
Andrew Cuomo and the evils of moderates
Zohran Mamdani’s success in New York should come as no surprise
Grime and grandeur in the big, rotting Apple
The slick glitz of the UN General Assembly was smothered by a city on its knees
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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
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
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
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Won over by a stately Italian saga
A fictional Italian president and a cinema spin-off
Failing to face the facts
The Tories’ rosy view of their recent election drubbing reveals a reluctance to have the tough intellectual debate needed to secure the party’s future
A.E. Housman
The poet is less read than he once was but his deep love of England still resonates
Why are doctors special?
Doctors have a lot less to complain about than other workers
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear