Sport
A catch that feeds the soul
Heaven is the Outer-Hebrides – with the electric jolt of the sea trout on the line
Class matters: why rugby league players don’t receive knighthoods
Despite a mass public campaign, Kevin Sinfield hasn’t received a knighthood this year. It comes as no surprise to rugby league fans
The BBC’s worst mistake
A separate channel dedicated to British sport could have saved the BBC
D10s is dead
Argentina is as sad as it’s ever been after the death of legendary footballer Diego Maradona
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
His race is run
ASH Smyth remembers Ben Cross, Harold Abrahams, and the impact Chariots of Fire had on his 10-year-old self
End of the fiesta?
Christopher North worries that lockdown has caused an extinction-level crisis
Year’s mind: James Small and the 1995 Rugby World Cup
ASH Smyth reflects on South Africa’s historic 1995 Rugby World Cup win
The games people play
‘This Sporting Life’ should be read by our managerial ruling class who dismiss what they do not understand as “populist” or “right-wing”
Fabian fry-up
After last night’s disco, a very hungover conference is ready for a hearty plate of social democracy
Explaining reality to Ed Miliband
You can’t ban baking and eat cake
Am I prepared to help my mum die?
Euthanasia poses impossible questions about life and death
Strictly Come Tory
Who will win the hearts of the nation?
A house divided
American partisan divisions are the result of social atomisation
Into the setting sun…
Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire
Public sector pay
Bumper pay rises for doctors and teachers are bound to result in higher inflation
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
Hoop dreams
Football turned out to be a poor way of shirking parental duties
