Patrick Edwards
Starkey may be racist but he's no second rate historian
The comments made by David Starkey that “slavery wasn't genocide” on a right-wing video platform are beyond defensible. That he threw in...
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My dad's death during the Covid crisis means any hope of reconciliation is gone
So my father died last night. Well at about 8pm yesterday evening to be precise. My mum rang me shortly afterwards to tell me. He was 80...
Patrick Edwards
Is 'Lynn the Leap' or Colin Jackson Wales' greatest ever athlete?
I've lived in Wales for six years now and yet I'm still not sure if I qualify to comment on the debate over who is this country's best...
Patrick Edwards
England captain Root needs to fall on his sword like Botham did in 1981 Ashes
England's defeat by Australia in the first Test of this summer's Ashes series was an embarrassment on home soil of a scale that the...
Patrick Edwards
Jaden's £1million win is proof parents do not always know what's best for their children
Like many mothers with teenage children, Lisa Dallman says she has despaired over ever getting her son Jaden Ashman to concentrate on his...
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Just for displays of panache such as yesterday, Alaphilippe deserves to stay in Yellow
I feel compelled to write this column today in praise of Julian Alaphilippe because if I wait another day or two he may no longer be in...
Patrick Edwards
La Grande Boucle has been hit by a strong wind blowing in from the north west
The route of the Tour de France has a funny shape to it this year. Normally it is known as La Grande Boucle – literal translation 'the...
Patrick Edwards
Pushy parents produce the Gauffs and Riskes of this world. Where are Britain's?
A revealing interview with America's other Wimbledon sensation, Alison Riske, showed exactly why British tennis is lagging behind many...
Patrick Edwards
Phoney war continues despite spectacular Stage 3 finish
Yesterday's third stage of the Tour de France proved to be anything but the boring stage predicted by many cycling pundits. The first...
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This year's Tour de France is the most open in years - but it's Enric Mas for me
It's Tour de France time, folks. My favourite three weeks of the year. Those three weeks are fast followed on my list by the three weeks...
Patrick Edwards
I stopped my blog to write a novel... in just eight days
Anyone who follows this blog might have been surprised to see that nothing appeared on it for 13 days between June 11 and today. They...
Patrick Edwards
Yesterday was a good day for BBC to bury bad news on free TV licences for over-75s
Jo Moore is the ministerial adviser who was wheeled out to face the press following her crass exhortation to departmental staff that...
Patrick Edwards
Let's drink to a generation that doesn't have to feel guilty for not having fought in a war
Tomorrow – June 6 – will be the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings, the operation that saw Allied troops begin the fightback in...
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I'm willing to bet the Earth's still here in 50 years' time - and I'll be living it up in Vegas
When I was growing up, there were all sorts of things - in my mind's eye – that needed to be invented. Number one was always a telephone...
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It's political for the BBC to thank D-Day veterans on behalf of the country
So everyone, certainly in the right-wing press, says the BBC is left wing. Hmm... I'm not sure that's the case. Sure they give Tory...
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