Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul
End of a bullfighting era
Morante may now retire, weeping like Alexander because there are no more lands to conquer
On the bull’s side
To appreciate bullfighting is to admire the bull
Losing the crowd
In bullfighting, audiences can be as tough as animals
Struggles of a veteran matador
Familiarity can make the heart grow cooler, but greatness can still prevail
Ancient rites in Madrid
The oldest of stories still attract us
From Lima with love
Around the world to watch the bullfights
Blood and beauty
Bullfighting magnificence in Santander
Bull market
José Tomás is a titan of the bullring, but does he live up to his reputation?
Studio: The “Fallas” of Valencia
Fierce rivalries in a shared sport
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
From Wigton to Wadham College
The Oxford Bragg describes is almost as much another world to us now as it was to him then
Wunderbar wines
The love affair between British and German wine is an ancient one
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
No bullshit government
Tom Jones grills the shadow minister for
policy renewal about the plans of a
future Tory administration
In defence of the Freedom of Information Act
We should not let our access to information held by public authorities be diminished
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
No taxation on expatriation
With no navy and minimal evacuation efforts, the UK’s demand that citizens abroad pay up is ludicrous
AI, religion and AI religion
Pope Leo is right to push back against the prophets of AI supremacy and AI doom