Sports
An Ashes autopsy
C’est magnifique, mais
Not letting the Games begin
Progressive hubris spoils a chance for Australian success
Time’s Arrows
The pure, unappreciated entertainment of darts
Steals on wheels
Women are having their cycling podium places stolen from under their noses by trans-identified men
The not-so-beautiful game
Paul Lay and Nick Timothy discuss the morality — and immorality — of football
Singing Shane’s praises
A man with an appetite for victory, and everything else too
Singing the Blues
The Varsity Match and Boat Race are no longer part of our sporting conversation
Going deep on the river
Make no mistake, the boat race is a blood sport
The Klitschkos’ greatest fight
The boxing brothers are proving their mettle in the battle against Putin
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
The death of Britannia Agoraia
Deindustrialisation has done damage even beyond the realms of economics
Boris: the PM who could do no wrong
This must be in competition for the most inaccurate work of non-fiction since … well, since Johnson’s last book
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
One small step for Jenrick…
…one giant disappointment for Mel Stride
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
Butchering La bohème
Opera is “relatable” already
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
Kemi’s men of mystery
The second tier Conservatives had a chance to shine
Shattered illusions
The record of the authorities defies denials of two-tier policing
