World Cup 2026
Baddiel shoots, he doesn’t score
If you want to understand English football, you will get better answers knocking on doors in Burnley than Hampstead
Get ready for the worst World Cup ever
FIFA is scoring a pathetic own goal with its treatment of football
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
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
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
IPSO has to go
A regulator built to uphold standards has become a partisan censor — the right must walk away before it is too late
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
The radical feminism—Christianity pipeline
For radical feminists, clarity about the realities of sex often opens onto a search for moral order
Critical briefing: Unite the Kingdom
What you need to know about the Unite the Kingdom march on May 16
Contra Kemi
Is Kemi Badenoch a principled opponent of identity politics or an anti-woke opportunist?
Polish piano
Andre Tchaikowsky: Piano concertos (Ondine)
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
Murders for July
Your summer holiday reading is sorted here