Commonwealth Games

We’re not morally superior to Fifa

8 August 2026 9:00 am

Watching football work itself into a lather of self-righteousness is never a pretty sight. The English FA is now back-pedalling…

How many people drown in Britain?

1 August 2026 9:00 am

Common ground The Commonwealth Games began as the British Empire Games in 1930, yet they did not originate in Britain.…

Nick Timothy: Theresa May folded like a Brompton bike during the Brexit negotiations

2 November 2019 9:00 am

As my train hurtles northward, my phone starts to buzz. Jeremy Corbyn has agreed to hold a December election. So:…

Squash hits

9 August 2014 9:00 am

Thank god for the Commonwealth Games: at least they gave us a brief respite from football transfer stories. Instead of…

Let the people judge

26 July 2014 9:00 am

Dominic Grieve was a worthy attorney-general whose career was helped by this magazine: nine years ago, he was named Spectator…

Faster, higher, stronger

19 July 2014 9:00 am

The remarkable story of the missionary and the Masai running champion