Before the Beautiful Game
Kester Aspden reflects on his football memories growing up supporting York City and Burnley FC
Havana heartbeat
How a stiff, gangly, middle-aged Englishman fell for the seductive rhythms of Cuba
We didn’t want to be poor no more
Growing up in the Eighties was a story of aspiration — and anxiety
Dangerous Rhodes
Spare a thought for Oxford dons – they have every right to fear their students
Just devolution doing its thing
The hate crime bill that encourages more hate
The lost world of Rugby League
A new book celebrates 125 years of rugby league but shines a light on a world that the sport has left behind
Bridge Over Troubled Water: 50 Years On
Half a century on, the song remains an an eternally affecting evocation of the need for solidarity and comfort
Flight COVID-19 is now boarding
The grimness of my flight to Delhi bespoke the special cruelty of this crisis
Online banking’s ‘great service’
Dealing with your bank online makes the Labyrinth seem like a Roman Road
Not tickety-boo
Joseph Connolly had never suffered a day’s illness — until he was felled by a “very unglamorous stroke”
Return of the dragon
China’s Covid belligerence will only isolate it further
Storylines
Tom Chesshyre finds hidden tales on the platforms
Can the arts world learn to love the Tories?
As the Government injects 1.57bn into arts and culture, Alexander Larman considers the reactions from those in the industry