Sports History
An inspired cheat
Admiring William Webb Ellis’s “fine disregard for the rules”
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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
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The banality of Bower
The much-feared biographer is choosing the wrong targets
The great recoupling
Our politicians have a bizarre sense of costs and benefits when it comes to energy
Whip smart
Threatening the whipping system would be alarmingly stupid
A king’s ramsons
Look after the woods, and they will continue to give
Restoration romps
Purcell, The Musical, OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Anyone could have predicted
Left-leaning commentators should not pretend to be surprised by the consequences of multiculturalism
Discontent down under
Populism is now a significant part of Australian politics
DeepMind delusion
The superstar Demis Hassabis is on a mission to create a God-like superintelligence
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
Decolonisation dissected
This toxic and destructive ideology must be rejected