It is now an archive for my newspaper and magazine pieces. My blog can now be read at: www.spectator.co.uk/stephenpollard
Politics, economics and culture from the master. Unmissable.
Melanie Phillips home page
Melanie Phillips' peerless blog. Read, and learn.
Daniel Finkelstein's Times Comment Central
A daily must-read.
Tim Worstall
Lots of interesting nibbles - and a ruthless swatter of economic gibberish.
Harry's Place
Must-read left of centre blog from writers who understand the threat to the West.
Clive Davis
Always interesting selection of culture and politics, from an Anglo-American bent.
Samizdata
Libertarian blog, packed every day.
Norm's blog
The thoroughly sensible thoughts of renowned left-wing academic Norman Geras, Professor of Government at Manchester. And cricket, too.
Public Interest
Peter Briffa's inimitable take on The Yazzmonster and other assorted demons.
Reform
The public sector reform group; their website is an invaluable source of data and ideas.
Centre for the New Europe
The leading European public policy think tank.
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| 2005 |
At last! It's seemed as if today would never come, but it has. Excited as I am for the Ashes to begin, I do have a terrible sense of foreboding. We might indeed be the second best team in the world...but I can see McGrath and Lee - not to forget Warne - ripping our batting apart. Get rid of Tescothick and Strauss, and with Vaughan struggling for his once imperious form, what's left? Freddie Flintoff and Peterson. Both could have stunning series, but they could just as easily flop.
3-1 to Australia, I fear.
While I'm on the subject, I'll share with you my favourite sort-of sledge (it isn't a sledge as it came from the crowd). Phil Tufnell was fielding on the boundary, and up piped an Aussie voice: "Oi, Tufnell - can I borrow your brain? I'm building an idiot".
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