From slobs to royalty
How the Royle Family mirrored working class life
The people’s captain
What our politics can learn from Kevin Sinfield
Labour’s reluctant royalists
How Labour leaders from Wilson to Starmer fell for The Queen
Does rugby league have a gambling problem?
As Betfred takes control of rugby league sponsorship, has the sport backed the right horse?
More than whippets and flat caps
Brian Groom’s Northerners weaves together a rich seam of rebels and innovators
Do Conservative front runners always lose?
It’s always hard to tell who’ll win and who’ll be sent to the glue factory
Wakefield and the revival of Labour Britain
After an electoral disaster in the 1930s, Wakefield kickstarted the new Labour era. Can it do the same for Starmer?
How Blair won over Conservative Britain
Like Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair won big in enemy territory. Can Starmer do the same?
How Labour lost the “unlosable election”
With living standards in decline, the Tories won in 1992 against the odds. Will this next election be the same?
Can Channel 4 shake-up Super League?
The relationship between rugby league and television has never been easy. Now it’s Channel 4s turn to shake things up