Politics Andrew Martin’s diary: Steam engines, ear wax, and how class prejudice could have stopped Brexit Britain’s preserved railway lines are a phenomenon of localism as much as nostalgia. By Andrew Martin
Beautiful game? Absolute pain Football itself is annoying enough, but the lovable footie fan is far worse By Andrew Martin
Mourning a white Christmas When was the last time we had a snowfall? So long ago that children have never seen one By Andrew Martin
Life between the bollards Driving a bus used to be a much-prized job. Now recruits are in chronically short supply. Andrew Mar By Andrew Martin
Oxford put me in my place As class wars rage over the Laura Spence affair, who better to sum it all up than our own… By Andrew Martin
Fast forward is now the only speed Our obsession with the next thing means we risk missing out on today By Andrew Martin
I wanted Latin, not woodwork Andrew Martin, a failure at 11, explains why he would vote against grammar schools By Andrew Martin