Papacy
Lessons of the conclave
Pope Leo XIV must resist the siren call of celebrity culture and follow his own faith
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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
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
Angst in the Anglosphere
England’s existential crisis is being played out at the World Cup
The EU’s immigration asymmetry
Ten years on, the EU still hasn’t learned Brexit’s hard lesson on migration
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined