Sport
Thousands of steps backwards
Why is there a “non-binary” category in the London Marathon?
Playing the long game
James Anderson: the grandfather figure in the England dressing room
Gods of the gantry
Motson’s death has reminded us of the enduring power of good commentary
Combat sport catharsis
A night outside the Longhouse
England’s fair and pleasant land
It’s not cricket; it’s the murky world of identity
Follow the ball
The British needs to embrace football
Can we save rugby?
Will rugby recover from financial and physical injuries?
Wheel of fortune
Are the fine margins that win championships and make careers all down to luck?
First past the post
The Critic’s Racing Awards
They also serve
The unsung heroes that underpin sport both professional and amateur
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
How to fix the economy
A repentant ex-financial trader tells all
Racing in revolt
The sport continues along a path towards its collapse, spurning any opportunity for reform
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
All the single ladies
Instead of trying to persuade reluctant women into motherhood, policymakers should focus on helping enthusiastic parents have larger families
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
The Blob playbook
How activist charities subtly shape policy
Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won
Taking the Sheen off
Shiny old lies remain the very bedrock of our trade
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity