Lill-Babs obituary
Singer who was an omnipresent figure in Swedish pop for decades and became a regular on TV entertainment shows in the 1980s and 90sIn an age when some singers are known in every culture around the...
View ArticleThe lesson from Hither Green – no one can be forced to share another’s grief...
The floral tributes to slain intruder Henry Vincent have caused anger and resentment, but shrines are rarely places of peaceIn Hither Green, an unremarkable suburb of London, an extraordinary power...
View ArticlePublic fights, resignations and a sex scandal: what's going on with the Nobel...
The normally secretive members of the Swedish Academy are embroiled in all-out war – but the collapse of this self-important bulwark of patriarchy and privilege is not over yetThe Nobel Prize for...
View ArticleIt’s official: the Brexiter v remainer battle will never, ever end | Andrew...
Dig in for the long haul, folks. Research on Brexit voting habits shows an intrinsic conservatism against liberalismThe Cambridge Analytica scandals have made it obvious that some people’s votes can be...
View ArticleAlexa, when did the Church of England become so tech-savvy? | Andrew Brown
The Amazon assistant can now help you with your Anglican needs. Just don’t expect answers to the really big questionsThomas Cranmer’s Book of Common Prayer was well ahead of its time when in 1549 it...
View ArticleTaking a lesson from Michael Curry could just save the Church of England |...
It is so handicapped by self-importance that applying the flexibility of other churches could revive its plummeting numbersReports that the Church of England is to open up its pulpits to joyful...
View ArticleThe ugly scandal that cancelled the Nobel prize
Sweden’s literary elite has been thrown into disarray by allegations of sexual harassment and corruptionIn the eyes of its members, there is no more important cultural institution in the world than the...
View ArticleThe ugly scandal that cancelled the Nobel prize – podcast
Sweden’s literary elite has been thrown into disarray by allegations of sexual harassment and corruption• Read the text version hereSubscribe via Audioboom, iTunes, Soundcloud, Mixcloud, Acast&...
View ArticleSweden’s far right has flourished because the elite lost touch with the...
Whatever the result of the general election, Sweden Democrats’ nationalist stance is now part of the political conversationThe Sweden Democrats look at first sight like any of the other anti-immigrant...
View ArticleWhy teach drone pilots about ethics when it’s robots that will kill us? |...
The Church of England is offering support to RAF pilots. But we may already be standing on the brink of automated extinctionKilling comes in degrees of intimacy. At one extreme there is the example of...
View ArticleThe Church of England should learn from Harry Potter this Halloween | Andrew...
JK Rowling understands that the supernatural needs to be frightening. ‘Light parties’ to replace Halloween are absurdThe Church of England has just done another slightly silly thing. Senior figures,...
View ArticleDemocracies run on trust. Luckily there’s an ancient, untapped source |...
Rational self-interest has led to the political mess we’re in now. The solution can only be faith in something betterIf you wanted to lose an English audience, it would be hard to find a more effective...
View ArticleJustin Welby’s speaking in tongues makes sense to his evangelical tribe |...
The archbishop’s appeal on Christian radio stopped short of saying anything too much like religionArchbishop Justin Welby’s statement to the Christian radio station Premier that he talks in tongues...
View ArticleIn the Closet of the Vatican by Frédéric Martel review – power, homosexuality...
An in-depth investigation of gay life in the Vatican takes in guilt, secrets, deception and fearSome years ago a well-placed German Catholic priest sent me a long letter denouncing a network of gay...
View ArticleMary Warnock embodied the best of Britain’s ruling class before Thatcher |...
Her ambition was harnessed to a kind of patriotism and an ideal of serving society that is much less widely believed in todayIn many ways Mary Warnock, whose death was announced on Thursday,...
View ArticleThe silence on Christian persecution is because of trade, not political...
Jeremy Hunt’s mission is noble but hollow – after all, his government does business with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and ChinaThe foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has been denouncing the persecution of...
View ArticleThe myth of Eurabia: how a far-right conspiracy theory went mainstream
Once an obscure idea confined to the darker corners of the internet, the anti-Islam ideology is now visible in the everyday politics of the west. How did this happen? By Andrew BrownIn July 2011, a...
View ArticleThe myth of Eurabia: how a far-right conspiracy theory went mainstream – podcast
Once an obscure idea confined to the darker corners of the internet, the anti-Islam ideology is now visible in the everyday politics of the west. How did this happen? By Andrew Brown• Read the text...
View ArticleWhat Philip Hammond's Brexit candour tells us about politics | Andrew Brown
The former chancellor’s interview reveals what he couldn’t say in government – even though it was precisely what the public needed to hearPhilip Hammond has given an interview that has once more ripped...
View ArticleRichard Lewontin obituary
Pioneering biologist and geneticist whose research showed the emptiness of traditional biological concepts of raceThe American scientist Richard Lewontin, who has died aged 92, was intimately involved...
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