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The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
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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 principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
In partial defence of Steve Bray
You can’t blame the pro-EU irritant for making British politics undignified
The tears of Keir’s
It was an anticlimactic end to an unconvincing premiership
The global risks of the AI illusion
What if AI turns out to be a lot less profitable than we have been told?
An unholy war
Donald Trump is damaging America as well as Iran
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
Badenoch in the bindweed
The Conservative Party leader might please no one by trying to please everyone
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand