Horse racing
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
Going for Broke
It’s that time of year to publicly humiliate oneself with Cheltenham tips
Racing’s omertà
The sport closes ranks against anyone deemed an outsider — including the criminal law
Why racing seems so ashamed of betting
Betting isn’t just the glue of the sport; it’s the lifeblood
Hot tips for cool days
Don’t spend it all just yet
Hope and despair
It’s difficult not to be encouraged by attendance figures over Christmas
A Boxing Day treat
It’s Boxing Day — and that means it’s the King George VI Chase at Kempton
Hoorah for winter!
Life comes alive again in October when you can start anticipating proper National Hunt racing
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
Eyes on a miserly prize
It’s not just owners who are being fleeced
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Talent and temptation
William Walton: Two symphonies
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
Metamorphoses at the Rijksmuseum
Metamorphoses at the
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
North Korea’s rogue state development
How Kim Jong Un is embracing the modern world
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible
Calypso and carnage
A seismic Test series and a harbinger of a new force in Test cricket
It’s high time we banned dogs
The tide is turning against these slobbering beasts
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis