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C. L. R. James and the majesty of cricket
The West Indian writer and historian knew that cricket is far more than merely a sport
Smartphones are not the source of all social ills
Phones and social media are easy scapegoats for our all too human follies
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
Deer prudence
It’s time for a change of attitude to wild British venison
The reality of tobacco control
To have a law does not mean that it will be respected
The human condition, in Wales
The universal and the particular sit awkwardly in this Cardiff exhibition
The sadness of Sceptical Man
Emotion need not entail irrationality, and fence-sitting need not involve wisdom
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
No, Liz Truss did not crash the economy
The Conservatives should be brave enough to take on this stupid talking point
How to lose an empire
The rise and fall of the Sassoon family, whose yearning for social acceptance brought titles at the cost of success
Newsnight and the rapist
The BBC should be embarrassed by its careless coverage of a man who has now been convicted of rape
