Sports
Agony and ecstasy
The simultaneous glory and tragedy of sport
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
Oars and roars
Watching rowing is thirsty work
Man in the middle
Football needs more respect for referees
Ashes to ashes
Cricket memories to be treasured
The sorcerer of speed
Stirling Moss performed almost supernaturally
Jeu, set et match
France’s tennis troubles
The most cheerful cup
Marking the 50 anniversary of a legendary FA cup final
Sport’s injury crisis
Sport is starting to wake up to its silent problem
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
You were warned
Badenoch’s election means bad news for the Tories
Can we save our parish churches?
It will take cultural as well as institutional change
The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
An abuser hiding in plain sight
There was shock when a feted theatre director turned out to be a paedophile who collected child rape porn but were the clues there all along?
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
Kemi Badenoch has a problem with the truth
From wokeness, to housing, to immigration her words don’t match the facts
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
Keir-y-e-Liason
Rob tries to stay awake at the Liazzzzzzon committee
