Back in the big time
It is tempting to explain the turnaround in two words: “Unai” and “Emery”
Playing the ball
The Kookaburra experiment seems a confused diversion, not a ticket to high intensity
Why the goal glut?
Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting
How to destroy football
“Blue cards” will only add to the confusion and subjective rulings we’re now seeing
More than just a club
The four men who founded Aston Villa could not have imagined what would follow
Backing horses
Britain should value a homegrown success story
NUFC and the Saudis
Foreign governments should not own football clubs
The eyes of the law
The argument over VAR remains unsettled
Just not cricket
The stumping of Bairstow was within the rules. But was it in the spirit of the game?
The art of spin
Spin bowling remains the highest art form in the most beautiful sport
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
The dangerous rise of egg harvesting
Women should not be encouraged to undergo a dangerous and unnecessary procedure
Is Keir Starmer coming for Twitter?
A campaign group with close ties to Labour Party reportedly hopes to “kill Musk’s Twitter”
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
Dissolve the hotbeds of wokery
Failing universities should go the way of the monasteries under Henry VIII
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
Nigel’s knees-up
Can Reform become a serious contender for power?
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
Not a relaunch
Is that a PLAN FOR CHANGE in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?
The Lost Gardens of London
The war between city and greenery is eternal; the concrete and asphalt seeks open land to engulf
