Nimko Ali
Perils of a cause célèbre
A patronising and draconian response to female genital mutilation risks victimising women who have already been abused
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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
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
What on Earth is the point of the Lib Dems?
With neither power nor principles, the party is an absolute waste of space
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Why nobody likes a smarty pants
Is it reasonable to conflate genuine intellectual endeavour with undue concern for supposed accuracy?
Day of judgement
The judges were determined to maintain the honour of France; it almost worked
Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won
Paean to a green and pleasant land
The finest living example of that perennial English type, the countryman-writer
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
“You can’t preach here!”
A hostile attitude towards preaching threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech