John Motson
Gods of the gantry
Motson’s death has reminded us of the enduring power of good commentary
Is this just fantasy?
Sir Brian May is wrong: farmers do care
Patostreamers and the decline of public life
A depressing new trend reflects the impoverished state of social existence
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Landfill indie remembered
A Golden Age? It was barely a Plastic Age
Toasting a maestro
Stranded passengers emerged bewildered into the night of the living dead
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
Less than the sum of its parts
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others
