Names
There is a lushness to this expanded Letters
There is frequent reporting of local news, often betraying a hobbit-like
preoccupation with the availability of beer
The Rise of the Dominics
Dominic Green on the prevalence of his own name
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
Playing politics
Parliament was at its most preposterous today
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
The end of Pevsner
The monumental work of maintaining a live record of the architecture of the UK and Ireland is in danger of being abandoned
The passage from India
The failings of Bazball, like the failings of Britain, are becoming more apparent
God save The Kinks
How did four ornery lads rearing up from the post-war English underclass become national treasures?
Behind the sofa government
Current Tory strategy consists in hiding and hoping the voters don’t notice the mess
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
This is not where I live at all
Cynthia Erivo’s slighting of Sunderland was indicative of British arts establishment beholden to a homogenous, Americanised vision of culture
He’s not the messiah, he’s a transwoman
Transsexual Apostate is a disturbing book, written for disturbing times
