commentators
Aggers declares — the end of an era
It has been an assured innings, and a long one
Boxing clever
Racing has far better TV pundits than football
Gods of the gantry
Motson’s death has reminded us of the enduring power of good commentary
A columnist’s farewell
One column ends and another begins
Politics is not downstream from culture
Against Top Gear conservatism
The bizarre fetish for “grown-up” politics
Is it enough to not be a child?
Was the Budget stupid or malicious?
It is going to fuel youth unemployment
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
Why I, as a mother…
Being a mother can change our perspectives and priorities
Release the hounds
The best university sport? Beagling
Piano in wartime
War poems (Somm)
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Sinn Féin sullied the cenotaph
Apologists for terrorism should have had nothing to do with Remembrance Sunday
The rise of suburbia
The English experiment in liminal living
Calm down, dears!
Donald Trump offers no threat to Britain’s core ideological commitments and is unlikely to radically change U.S. foreign policy
Bants means bans
Scarcely any football chants will be allowed under Labour’s new “equality” rules
