John Motson
Gods of the gantry
Motson’s death has reminded us of the enduring power of good commentary
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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
Plant sentience
Pollination, long treated as a largely mechanical transaction, begins to look more like a dialogue
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
California dying
The world’s dream factory now produces scenes from a dystopia
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
No gods, no monsters
We should stop projecting our neuroses onto foreign leaders
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Why tradition, not utopia, protects expression
Free expression thrives on human frailty, debate, and tradition — not on utopian zeal or moral legislation
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war