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The film of the year?
One Battle After Another is a marker for the rest of the industry
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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
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
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think
Paris cinema
There are no songs or movies about Paris in the winter
The truth about the “Quiet Revival”
Churches have been growing in Britain — just not all of them
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws