Ian Botham
L’esprit de Boeuf
What sort of political XI will Botham join at Westminster?
Crocodile Keir
For all of Sunak’s shoddy timing, Starmer’s opportunism was pathetic
Decolonising science
Rewritten histories of science, outdated religious shibboleths and notorious omissions
Behind the sofa government
Current Tory strategy consists in hiding and hoping the voters don’t notice the mess
A Labour of unrequited love
It will take more than vague apologetic gestures to redeem the Labour Party
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
Against the relegation of Record Review
Why is Radio 3 mistreating one of its greatest assets?
Plain Janeites
For all their admirable dedication, keepers of the Austen flame cannot be so protective
Live not by kayfabe
The dark side of professional wrestling is the dark side of institutional life
Drying up
How canals retreated into quiet obscurity
Why we don’t police anti-Christian hate
Jewish and Muslim communities rightly get protections and attention from the government — but Christians are routinely overlooked
Too much disinformation
Mariana Spring is back, with another series to set the songbirds a-twitter
