The talk of the track
Nick Cohen compiles a phrase book for neophyte runners
Through a glass, darkly
Nick Cohen on the ill-starred but seductive love affair between writers and alcohol
Justice warriors
Nick Cohen says pounding the streets brings its own rewards
Round up the ordinary subjects
A free society cannot remain free if it implements the social justice movement’s bizarre ideology of vilifying ordinary people
The sin of pride
Nick Cohen blames testosterone for his latest sports injury
Glorious mud
Nick Cohen is badly bitten by the cross-country bug
Silence of the fans
Nick Cohen says silent sport needs crowds to give it meaning
Scrapping for space
Nick Cohen says hamfisted Covid road closures are dividing opinion
Braving the goblet of fire
Nick Cohen salutes J.K. Rowling, whose latest work reflects her burning sense of justice and refusal to take the easy route
Training for nothing
Nick Cohen laments the pandemic’s effect on competitions
Matt’s Hunted look
The Parkour Secretary is just waiting for his call up
Policing the far Left
Emma Webb says the police are damned if the do, but even more damned in the long run if they don’t
April 2021: Letters to the Editor
David Starkey missed the Welsh Government’s slave trade project which is littered with errors and relies heavily on Wikipedia
Shostakovich: Symphonies 9 and 10 (LSO Live)
In terms of sheer wealth of experience, few conductors can compare to Gianandrea Noseda
Handle this situation maturely
Or chaos with Ed Miliband
France since De Gaulle: a radical or conservative republic?
Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about French reforms and continuities from Georges Pompidou to Francois Hollande.
Britain’s strange fascination with serial killers
As crime dramas take over as the nation’s favourite television genre, Nigel Jones asks why we enjoy watching dramatic reenactments of sadistic murders
He’s behind you!
Turn again, Detective Inspector Hathaway
Has China initiated a Cold War against Britain and the United States?
Sir Iain Duncan Smith gives his assessment to Graham Stewart
Is China heading for global empire or Soviet collapse?
Dan Blumenthal’s new book wants us to be pessimistic, realistic, and proactive