Sport History
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life
More than just a club
The four men who founded Aston Villa could not have imagined what would follow
Dream teens
Promise is no guarantee of a long career
Moving tribute to a richer time
On one tumultuous day, eleven men in strawberry-jam shirts wore crowns
The most cheerful cup
Marking the 50 anniversary of a legendary FA cup final
First lady of Lords
The first England Cricket World Cup Champions
Hold the back page
Football was once a spectacle. The grotesque Qatar World Cup reminds us of all it has become
History, fans, noise and passion
Football fans know a Proper Club when they see one
The magic of the games
The Olympics have a weird and wonderful history
Art sales slump
Real world issues have quenched the post-COVID euphoria
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
Free speech is fascist
Words must be controlled to ensure that Starmer’s subjects behave themselves
Enjoy some old Baileys
Few literary activities could give quite so much pleasure as reading the work of this brilliant but overlooked novelist
When the farmers took on Starmer
It was an inspiring day in London as farmers resisted Labour’s class warfare
Land of fire and blood
The detours, if at times distracting, are worth the price of this historical journey
The “open borders experiment” is reversible
Keir Starmer can and should change the conditions by which migrants become eligible for Indefinite Leave To Remain status
Killing time
Parliament is making the world a better place, one death at a time
Graduation blues
On the sad decline of the British university
