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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
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Are Reform the new Greens?
As the Green Party loses interest in rural matters, Richard Negus considers the claim that British agriculture and the countryside have a new champion
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
How Donald Trump betrayed himself
President Trump has forgotten what made him successful in the first place
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
The praises of a neglected vegetable
Summer calls for cold cucumbers
