Columns

The four men who founded Aston Villa could not have imagined what would follow

Dresses, dogs and dinner

Promise is no guarantee of a long career

It has been genuinely disturbing to see Claudine Gay ousted simply for being an empowered black woman

People have a limitless capacity to convince themselves that what’s right coincides with what’s best for them

Legislation to resolve the injustice is not as straightforward as it seems

Our worst sin has been to be weak, rather than merely to be wrong

It’s narrow, man, a narrow path to victory

Some people consider ideas on their own terms; for others they are inextricable from context

Britain should value a homegrown success story