Seán Farrell
Spirits, a seven-year-old and a death camp
Balancing the gap between what the narrator knows and what the reader does
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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
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
Emin: from the bed to the grave
Not so much a fresh start, as an opportunity to finally take her concerns in earnest
Saint Sánchez?
How the Spanish Left uses the Right to hold power
Beyond Carmen
Georges Bizet: The piano works (Hyperion)
A magnificent navy on land
The state of the British Armed Forces triumphantly vindicates Parkinson’s Law
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Facing demons
On the highs and lows of demonic infestation
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
Green eggs and flam
A fine way to make herbes omelette