Tag: Michael portillo state secrets sport and politics Records and researchFiles from 1985/86: football, fire and hooliganismTuesday 30 December 2014The mid-1980s are often characterised as a period of success, excess and the shoulder-padded...Records and researchThe ‘Invictus Games’ of 1922Monday 8 December 2014Did you think the recent Invictus Games, held for wounded, injured and sick service personnel,...Records and researchThe World Cup: more than just footballThursday 12 June 2014The World Cup is an event that excites the footballing world. The English press...Records and researchThe World Cup: considering a boycott in 1982Monday 12 May 2014Many people’s memories of the 1982 football World Cup in Spain might centre on...Records and researchCricket Controversy: Yorkshire, Sobers and touring RhodesiaWednesday 4 September 2013The Ashes summer has ended and again it has been a successful one for...Records and researchOlympics – PE kits and tuck boxesFriday 27 July 2012When I first heard about The Olympic Record, a site dedicated to making a...Records and research‘The Importance of Being an Innocent Bystander’Wednesday 27 June 2012And so, England’s football team comes home. Sunday evening’s defeat in a penalty shootout at...