PAUL DONOVAN applauds a timely play that explores the resonances of McCarthyite nationalism in today’s US
Paul Donovan


PAUL DONOVAN is fascinated by an account of the long history of Catholic Church’s involvement in espionage

Football fans will enjoy this book from West Ham legend and World Cup winner Geoff Hurst, writes Paul Donovan

West Ham were lucky to lose by only five against league leaders Liverpool, as they served up another lacklustre display at the London Stadium

PAUL DONOVAN applauds the dogged determination of the Old Vic to stage Dickens’s classic Christmas moral tale in support of Waterloo food bank

Patrick Cockburn provides a great insight into the world of his legendary journalistic father Claud says PAUL DONOVAN

PAUL DONOVAN recommends a novel approach to presenting the case and figures of shameful levels of UK child poverty

PAUL DONOVAN questions why West Ham are looking to get rid of the most successful manager in their history

PAUL DONOVAN salutes a timely dramatisation of Aneurin Bevin's life, and the political struggle on the left to create the NHS

Finding or refinding its purpose will be fundamental to the future of the Party - what that cannot mean is being a lighter shade of blue, writes PAUL DONOVAN

The world will be a worse place without the exemplary journalist and peace advocate to shine the light of truth on injustice, writes PAUL DONOVAN, looking back at a remarkable career

PAUL DONOVAN questions why some supporters want David Moyes sacked when, based on results, he’s the most successful manager the club has ever had

From misunderstanding the net gain made from foreign students to the need for workers to plug the gaps created by our ageing population, anti-immigration tropes need to be confronted, writes PAUL DONOVAN

Although farming is a major driver of climate change, adapting its methods can serve both agricultural workers and our sustainability targets, writes PAUL DONOVAN

PAUL DONOVAN appreciates a candid analysis of the the inequality of today’s UK

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PAUL DONOVAN reviews the Hammers overall season, and looks ahead to the European Conference League final against Fiorentina in June

PAUL DONOVAN calls for outsourced Ambulance Care Assistants' pay to match the minimum level of NHS wages

PAUL DONOVAN expresses his frustrations with deliberate time wasting in the professional game, ahead of the new season

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reminded his team that the Premier League title is “in our hands”, after drawing with 2-2 with West Ham.

PAUL DONOVAN says a play about Donald Trump's possible return to power raises serious questions

The internal culture won't change until officers lose the feeling of being above the law — that means prosecutions for spy cops, deaths in custody and the other obvious crimes officers are never held to account for, argues PAUL DONOVAN

PAUL DONOVAN recommends a great production of an immaculate adaptation, delivered with tremendous power by an excellent cast

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The BBC’s Earthshots programme shows there is hope for planet Earth, says PAUL DONOVAN

Our politicians cannot talk about stopping people from seeking safety on these shores when their decisions drive the conflicts and crises that create refugees, argues PAUL DONOVAN

What the climate protesters want is action now, not at some distant point when it is too late – and they’re right to keep up the pressure, says PAUL DONOVAN

Antonio gets fourth goal in three top-flight games this season, but Palace go toe-to-toe with Conor Gallagher brace

PAUL DONOVAN argues that Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report demands grassroots-led conversion to a more sustainable way of living — and that means normal people not waiting for the state and big business to start living differently

Wise words on agricultural change, from neolithic times to the present day

A sizeable minority of the population is still refusing to be jabbed, says PAUL DONOVAN

Why the Labour Party needs to rethink its policies on work and our connection with it

by Paul Donovan

Light, pacy and very funny, Joanna Murray's coffee-shop chronicle is a great read

Moyes hails Michail Antonio's goal-scoring return after injury lay-off

PAUL DONOVAN reviews Bill Hern’s and David Gleave’s book chronicling the first players of colour who graced the pitch for the 92 clubs in England

The untruth of people disobeying the rules has been spun up really as a cover for the government’s own failings, writes PAUL DONOVAN