I was in London as the sun shone on Lords this weekend, and after the South Africans dispatched the Aussies, I strolled around St John's Wood, down into Regent's Park and from thence into town. It was ...

The “Blitz spirit” is one of Britain’s most enduring national myths – the stories we tell ourselves about who we were, and who we still believe we are today. Growing up among football fans, I heard ...