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The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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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 principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
Green eggs and flam
A fine way to make herbes omelette
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
The Ghost Dance of Rejoin
There is no real argument for rejoining the EU — and nobody makes one
Our new five-party system
First-past-the-post no longer means
an electoral carve-up between the
Tories and Labour, allowing “fringe”
parties real political influence
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Damaged brains and troubled souls
Dana White, of all people, should not be so dismissive of the salience of mental suffering
Restore the King James Bible
Those who are opposed, please consider, in the bowels of Christ, whether you may be mistaken
What the Brits can learn from Ireland
A seriousness of intent, a sense of longevity and a feeling for history