Running
Double Double
A man motivated by the pinnacle or nothing at all
The gang of four
Remembering a classic British race
Man with the van
Thomas Woodham-Smith on the trade’s true mavericks
The end of the road
Nick Cohen has adopted a new workout: wrestling with a novel
The talk of the track
Nick Cohen compiles a phrase book for neophyte runners
The sin of pride
Nick Cohen blames testosterone for his latest sports injury
Glorious mud
Nick Cohen is badly bitten by the cross-country bug
Silence of the fans
Nick Cohen says silent sport needs crowds to give it meaning
Scrapping for space
Nick Cohen says hamfisted Covid road closures are dividing opinion
Sunak must take the fight to Labour
Starmer has been allowed to escape criticism and accountability
How Reform can reform itself
Reform can be major player — but it will take good sense and dedication
Élection dangereuse
Emmanuel Macron risks it all
Gelding: the pros
Bring back the castratos? Might as well
Blame Boris for Britain’s borders
Boris Johnson is no lost Conservative hero — he did tremendous harm
Talk of the town
On the strangeness and variety of urban development
The problem with politeness
The British aversion to seeming rude exposes us to ideological scolds
The scourge of EDI
It is patronising, divisive and anti-meritocratic
Miserable managerialism at Magdalen
Gimmicky stakeholder management is failing the spirit of the university
Our attitude towards MPs is inconsistent
We hate career politicians, but we want politicians to focus entirely on their career
Polish strings
Grazyna Bacewicz: Symphonies 3 &4; Concerto for string orchestra (both on Chandos)
