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A tie that binds might be an actual tie
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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 hitch with the Hitch
How Christopher Hitchens brought me back to Christ
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
Will Andy crash and Burnham?
The Manchester man is going to face the same constraints as Keir Starmer
Critical briefing: local elections
Our political editor explains what to look out for in Thursday’s elections
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Against the scolding mob
MPs have helped to create the puritanism that is now coming for their drinks
Our new five-party system
First-past-the-post no longer means
an electoral carve-up between the
Tories and Labour, allowing “fringe”
parties real political influence
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom
Westminster is not Manchester
Andy Burnham would find being the PM a lot more difficult than being a mayor
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Homes for Ukraine — and everywhere else
Why were some non-Ukrainians far more likely to enter Britain under a scheme meant for Ukrainians?
British comedy: a post-mortem
British comedy has become safe, stale and contrived