Sport
The final test
Jimmy Anderson has trotted up to the wicket 39,877 times in a Test match
Back in the big time
It is tempting to explain the turnaround in two words: “Unai” and “Emery”
Not only a game
This is how it ends: the whimper, or the bang
C. L. R. James and the majesty of cricket
The West Indian writer and historian knew that cricket is far more than merely a sport
Struggles of a veteran matador
Familiarity can make the heart grow cooler, but greatness can still prevail
Cricket’s triple threat
Some have the granddaddy knack
Playing the ball
The Kookaburra experiment seems a confused diversion, not a ticket to high intensity
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
A matter of National concern
This year’s race will come close to destroying its magic
Why the goal glut?
Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
Where are all the ambitious Scots?
Whole sectors were once dominated by Caledonian migrants
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Exactly my bag
Travel they say, broadens the mind. It can also empty the pockets
The asylum seeker will see you now
We should not legitimise illegal migration and its damaging effects
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
Can the army survive migration?
As Western militaries struggle to recruit young people, Britain may be turning to a familiar solution: immigration
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
Sport’s regime changes
Canadian snooker has gone the way of Hungarian table tennis
Illuminating shady corners of the soul
Chilling accounts of how men can be destroyed from within
Sir David Attenborough at sea
RRS Sir David Attenborough is a ship worthy of the great man’s name