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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
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In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Labour’s mercurial kingmaker
The eventful career of Josh Simons, the man who gave up his seat for Andy Burnham
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
When all you have is a Hermer
Why Lord Hermer is a strange fit as Attorney General
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Quinlan Terry
He kept the flame of classicism alive at a time when it burnt very low
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
Chopping The Onion
It is neither brave nor clever to portray dissenting women as insane
How the cranks won
Britain’s ruling ideology is founded less on what elites believe than on who they fear
How procedure is enabling petty criminals
We should support workers who confront criminals
The fire in him
Gary Oldman is superb in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court
We must save the right to smoke
Liberals must not put down the sword against paternalism
The NHS is no longer above question
People are finally, if grudgingly, waking up to its flaws