Does cricket suffer from ‘institutional racism’?
What a strange document the Independent Commission on Equity in Cricket (ICEC) has produced, in its ‘Holding up a mirror…
Can the spiritual element of the coronation survive?
Almost as soon as Charles III acceded to the throne last September, we began to hear whispers and speculation about…
The problem with holding iftar in Manchester Cathedral
During Ramadan, which began last week, sunset finds observant Muslims taking their iftar, a ceremonial breaking of the rigorous fast,…
The tragic decline of political rhetoric
After the first regular BBC TV broadcasts in 1930, it took the House of Commons 60 years to agree to…
Boris is no conservative
The current Tory breakdown is all the more remarkable given how quickly it has happened. As recently as last September…
How to waste an 80-seat majority
Cast your mind back to Channel 4’s election night programme. The 2019 exit poll results flash up on screen. Realising…
Barack Obama helped create cancel culture. Now he condemns it
Like many others, I was very struck by recent footage of Barack Obama criticizing cancel culture. Less than three years…
