Peter James
Murders for March
Celebrity killings, Victorian mysteries, and murders on the high seas
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Murders for May
From the spa resort of Buddington to the streets of Tokyo
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
No Keirs, only dreams now
With the prime minister on his way out, even his own MPs have discovered a fondness for him
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
What difference does he make?
Andy Burnham is not the answer to our woes because Burnhamism is not replicable
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
Eric Snapper
Anti-biographer
The spy chief who sold us Blue Nun
Raise a glass to a long life, very well lived
The knife and the bone
After war and repression, Iranian dissidents believe the regime’s reckoning is near — but Tehran’s influence reaches far beyond its borders
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?