Foul play
David Peace’s new novel is about much more than football
NatCon lives on
The conference has gone ahead in Brussels despite protests and police action
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
Will judges protect free speech for Christians?
A new case will determine whether expressing normal Christian beliefs precludes employment
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
Magic moments
A bomb dropped into the frightful world of mid-Victorian musical entertainment
Sausage to fortune
Vague promises might haunt Starmer more than an embarrassing gaffe
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
In defence of hereditary peers
Starmer’s spiteful plan for the Lords breaks an important intergenerational contract
