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The arrogance and inaccuracy of ‘football’s coming home’Talking Point The beautiful game’s roots may lie in Scotland – or Ancient China
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Will the under-16s social media ban work?Talking Point PM’s about-turn on Australia-style ban suggests a ‘dead-duck administration grasping for a legacy’
By The Week UK Published
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ITV, Emma Hayes and her chalkboardTalking Point Broadcaster’s ‘relegation’ of expert tactician to ‘kitchen-esque’ set has been branded ‘unwitting sexism’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Disclosure Day: Steven Spielberg’s ‘proper summer blockbuster’The Week Recommends Emily Blunt is ‘fantastic’ in alien drama – but the plotting is ‘woolly and lopsided’
By The Week UK Published
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Did smartphones cause the world’s baby bust?Talking Points People bought iPhones and stopped having children
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Boozeball: does England men’s cricket have a drinking problem?Talking Point Star players dropped for breaking curfew, amid claims there is something ‘seriously wrong with the culture’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Are the royals paying enough rent?Talking Point Audit exposes generous arrangements that have allowed royals to profit from residences for which they pay little or no rent
By The Week UK Published
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The World Cup: ‘angst’ in the USATalking Point The largest, and perhaps ‘most politicised’ tournament of its kind has begun, but it has received mixed reactions
By The Week UK Published
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Brexit 10 years on: a decade of national ‘Bregret’?Talking Point Economists are still squabbling about how much Brexit has cost
By The Week UK Published
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America's 250th birthday: has Trump ruined it?Talking Point Cage fights on the White House lawn will be the star attraction at ‘threadbare’ semiquincentennial
By The Week UK Published
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The angry women of BritainTalking Point Polling suggests UK women are raging far more than their European counterparts, while young women grow increasingly pessimistic, and radicalised
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Can England win the World Cup?Talking Point Three Lions fans ‘live in hope’ but will ‘turgid’ reality dash those dreams?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Erdogan’s Turkey: descending into one-man rule?Talking Point The president’s campaigns against popular rivals have solidified his grip on power, but risky political moves could backfire
By The Week UK Published
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Ken Paxton and the election victory that Trump may come to regretTalking Point President’s endorsement boosted Senate hopeful in a hotly-contested Republican primary – but Paxton’s baggage may be a liability for the party
By The Week UK Published
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Iceland approaches a crossroads with an EU referendumTalking Point Other countries could also join the bloc, possibly following Iceland’s lead
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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