Tennis
Jeu, set et match
France’s tennis troubles
Simply the best
It is not just trophies and success that mark out Federer, but grace, personality and charm
Sporting Prime Ministers
Some had talent, some did not
The man tennis failed
Baron Gottfried von Cramm: the Third Reich dissident Wimbledon left behind
King of the clay court
On the red clay of Stade Roland Garros, Nadal is God
Those we love, and those we love to hate
Sweet dreams are made of this
Winning and losing
Emma Raducanu is a worthy winner of SPOTY — but will she continue her impressive rise?
The Boy who never grew old
Eric Ravilious’s ethereal watercolours chime with today’s sensibilities
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
Where has all the money gone?
Even Booker Prize-winning novelists struggle to make a living from writing
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
Barking up the wrong tree
Insta-obsessed diners can’t see the food for the reels
Britain must develop economic resilience
The Houthis have exposed our devastating economic insecurity
Healers who harm
Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren’t Growing Up by Abigail Shrier
Why Reform is rubbish
Its top-heavy structure and patchy talent mean it cannot seize a massive opportunity
Grossly offensive censorship
A new ruling offers hope for an end to preposterous rulings over “malicious communications”
Murders for February
Hitler, Harlem and the high-life feature in this month’s murder mystery haul
