Football
The games we play
Richard Holt’s sweeping survey of sporting history shows how games, from cricket to boxing, became one of Britain’s most durable cultural languages
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
It’s not a level pitch
Where did it all go wrong for Crystal Palace?
Mood swings in Marrakesh
Triumph and anger are both likely to erupt on the streets of Morocco
In Britain, the inept are dealing with the unstable
Incompetent authorities are struggling to manage dangerous societal conditions
Ciao to la Scala of football
A cricket club founded by an expatriate lacemaker evolved into one of the wealthiest football sides in the world
Politicians are football’s fair-weather friends
In general, they seem to love the game only when it is politically convenient
TalkSport Nationalism is the future
The radio station offers us a model for a healthier British culture
Blowing the whistle on Birmingham’s integration problem
The banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is symptomatic of a society in decline
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
On Britain as a capitalist command economy
It is neither neoliberal nor socialist but a secret third thing
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
Self’s the man
Will Self can be absurd and obnoxious — but also highly entertaining and insightful
This apology for a political comedy
Amusing as a war crimes trial, and seems to last twice as long
Eroticism and intrigue
Out of Vienna (Alpha-Classics)
Cofnas, Cambridge and academic freedom
Truly provocative ideas are still unwelcome in our universities
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
Carry on, matron
The crisis in nursing can be reversed by a return to Florence Nightingale’s vision of vocation and a rebuilt hierarchy on the wards
The trans war on reality
Trans activists loudly trumpet a false mythology
of victimhood. In fact, trans people are more
likely to kill than be killed,
Free speech is about principle, not political convenience
One might disagree with pro-Palestine radicals but that does not mean that they should be censored
Joyous genre-bending
Milestones (Signum Classics)
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods