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Ed Smith

Ed Smith is a journalist and author, most recently of Luck: What It Means and Why It Matters (Bloomsbury, £8.99). He is a former professional cricketer and played for both Middlesex and England. He is on Twitter as @EdSmithWriter. 

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Media
Imagine if a government had solved everything it could: would hacks back off?
16 May 2013

Ed Smith's "Left Field" column.

Sport
One was a natural conservative with a deep respect for English traditions – the other was Mrs T
02 May 2013

Ed Smith's "Left Field" column.

Sport
The wonderful thing about Tiger Woods’s comeback is its very mystery
25 April 2013

Ed Smith's "Left Field" column.

Music and Performance
The ultimate seduction: revisiting the case of Wagner
09 April 2013

Wagner aimed to overthrow 19th-century silliness and replace it with a new "music drama".

Sport
If superstitions help you get in the zone then keep sharpening those pencils
27 March 2013

Ed Smith's "Left Field" column.

Sport
There are many destinations, even if we are all travelling on the same open road
21 March 2013

Ed Smith's "Left Field" column.

Sport
What sportsmen with Messiah complexes can learn from Iniesta’s espresso run
14 March 2013

Ed Smith's "Left Field" column.

Politics
The establishment is dead. Long live the establishment!
21 February 2013

It all depends who you speak to.

Sport
Success is all about timing: and sometimes, the harder task is not making a decision
21 February 2013

Ed Smith's "Left Field" column.

Ideas
Don't be beguiled by Orwell: using plain and clear language is not always a moral virtue
09 February 2013

Ed Smith's "Left Field" column.

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