Turf Account
We all love to hate
It adds spice when you hope an athlete will crash and burn
Racing’s omertà
The sport closes ranks against anyone deemed an outsider — including the criminal law
Why racing seems so ashamed of betting
Betting isn’t just the glue of the sport; it’s the lifeblood
The reality shows aiming to raise racing’s profile
Racing’s leadership has cottoned on to the fact that jockeys are the key to marketing
The public health medicalisation of taking a punt
Moral panic about gambling addiction poses an existential threat to racing
Game of the name
The naming of horses can be wonderfully inventive
Hot tips for cool days
Don’t spend it all just yet
Hope and despair
It’s difficult not to be encouraged by attendance figures over Christmas
A Boxing Day treat
It’s Boxing Day — and that means it’s the King George VI Chase at Kempton
Hoorah for winter!
Life comes alive again in October when you can start anticipating proper National Hunt racing
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Institutional feminism against women
The likes of Julia Gillard and Jess Phillips have enabled misogyny
Among the true believers
Belgium’s cycling culture is unique, and increasingly under threat
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Saint Sánchez?
How the Spanish Left uses the Right to hold power
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Marketing masters
Catching the eye of a buyer in the social media era
Scotland’s cold and durable fire
John Swinney is proving that in politics what matters most is simply showing up
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
What Pullman gets wrong about Narnia
Philip Pullman is more like C.S. Lewis than he might think
It’s what you Makerfield of it
Andy Burnham may yet stop Reform, but victory would raise almost as many questions for Labour as defeat.