Three cheers for John Major, father of Olympic success

While Prime Minister, he channelled National Lottery money into sport, thereby avoiding a repetition of Britain’s humiliation at the 1996 Games.

Bim Afolami: The Olympic model of spotting and developing talent should be applied to academia

We need to focus on developing our brightest and most talented people, in a range of different fields, from a young age.

Richard Holden: The age at which National Lottery games can be played should be raised to 18

Allowing those who we now require to be in education until they’re 18 to lose £350 a week in fixed odds online gambling is madness.

Lucy Winkett: Churches have played a vital role throughout Covid. But their buildings are increasingly under threat.

Often hundreds of years old, they contend with crumbling roofs, deteriorating halls, and other inadequate facilities. These spaces desperately need funding.

Priti Patel: Let’s change the law – it’s a win, win for charities

The government has delayed changes to the laws restricting charity lotteries, even though some legislation dates back to 1976.