Chariots of Fire
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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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Britain should speak up for Egypt’s persecuted Christians
We should oppose blasphemy laws at home and abroad
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Hippo critical
No Roman left a greater intellectual legacy than Augustine, whose writings shaped Christianity and the Western mind for more than a millennium
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy
Reset as usual
Labour’s problem is not messaging, presentation or leadership — it is that the party lacks the appetite for the reforms Britain demands
Ice and fire
Ben Stokes has had a truly exceptional career