Sports Calendar

Not ashamed to be a daydream believer

I never imagined I’d do the FA Cup draw – but I did imagine turning West Brom into world-beaters

• Frank Skinner

The paradox of the parsimonious spendthrift

Gordon Brown looks like a Presbyterian but spends like a desperate gambler. He must be stopped before it’s too late

• Antonia Senior

May I introduce the bloody-minded Icelanders

If your ancestors were marauders, you’re not likely to have qualms about keeping £3.6 billion of somebody else’s money

• Roy Hattersley

A heart-warming tale about a friendly Troll . . .

. . . that’s the monster gasfield which has kept British homes warm through the big freeze. Thank the market, not ministers

• Carl Mortished

Unknown Unknowns

The outlook for the UK economy is unusually complex, but there remains a risk of a double-dip recession, while the next government must tackle the budget deficit

Carey calls for 'reasonable limit' on migration

The former Archbishop of Canterbury demanded migrants respect 'parliamentary democracy built upon Christian heritage'

A vicar’s wife: ‘There is no one to fight for us’

In a frank and personal account, Anne Atkins says she is not surprised the clergy are asking the Unite union for help

Philippe Séguin

Gaullist politician who clung to his leader’s original ideals and a belief in French sovereignty within the European Union

Squadron Leader Maurice Smith

Airman who took part in the attempt to stop the Scharnhorst’s ‘Channel Dash’ of 1942, and flew on the 1,000-bomber raids