The End of October
Lawrence Wright’s pandemic prescience
An interview with the man who saw it coming
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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
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
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 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
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Britain must maintain its cultural inheritance
We should not allow our masterpieces to disappear overseas
The poetry of Easter
Reason cannot entirely account for the particular and the mysterious
Grey expectations
Saving England’s native red squirrel will require harsh measures
Like a homecoming
A haunted house
The dark side of the White House
As in ancient Rome, power politics are always a promising arena for drama
A below-par Riley is still better than most
The Palm House by
Gwendoline Riley; My Death by Lisa
Tuttle; Still Talking by Lore Segal
Sometimes look on the bright side of life
We should welcome the more culturally affirmative moments of pessimistic and condemnatory commentators
Eat less chicken
Industrial farming is bad for the environment but it is also cruel