Football
Ref!
FA chairman cancelled, Anne Hathaway’s non-PC portrayal, and a dinosaur politician survives cancellation
The games people play
‘This Sporting Life’ should be read by our managerial ruling class who dismiss what they do not understand as “populist” or “right-wing”
Before the Beautiful Game
Kester Aspden reflects on his football memories growing up supporting York City and Burnley FC
Jobsworths home and away
The referee is a blessed form of jobsworth
Triumph of the horrible game
Michael Henderson reviews The Age of Football: The Global Game in the Twenty-first Century by David Goldblatt
Games people play
Why team spirit leaves me cold
Most Read
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
Tony Blair cannot escape politics
And our politics cannot escape from Tony Blair
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Our money, abroad
If Whitehall can’t stop taxpayers’ money reaching terrorists, it should stop sending it abroad
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
Empire State Madrid
Can a stagnant Spain rediscover the future? Hope lies with its capital
Farewell to a gentle jazz-lover
Scholarship trumps zealotry, particularly when it is veiled by modesty
Laughing to hide the tears
Beware: prime ministerial jokes ahead
Undramatic life of a literary also-ran
Malcolm Cowley never understood very much about literature
What if the AI bubble bursts?
Arguing that an AI bubble is a good thing reeks of techno-optimist complacency