Ben Cross
His race is run
ASH Smyth remembers Ben Cross, Harold Abrahams, and the impact Chariots of Fire had on his 10-year-old self
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
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
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
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Britain must call its exiles home
The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
Why Mali matters
Terrorism is spiralling out of control in West Africa
Will London fall?
If the Greens take London, what might happen to policing?
Women who play along …
It’s only natural when you come across the aftermath of a collision to wonder who was to blame.
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Don’t bet against the SNP
The complete ineptitude of their rivals has kept them at the top of Scottish politics
Defending liberalism from its defenders
Liberalism should mean anything but a more interventionist state
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form