Sam Delaney
Sam Delaney
Sam Delaney is a writer and broadcaster from London. His latest book, Sort Your Head Out - Mental Health Without All The Bollocks (Constable), is out now in paperback. You can read more of his stuff and listen to his weekly podcast on his Substack (sambdelaney.substack.com)
How running with my son taught me that life really isn't a race
Runners for Sam Delaney column
Sam Delaney

How running with my son taught me that life really isn't a race

It's hard to view private schools as charities. Taxing them is the right thing to do
Marlborough College in Wiltshire
Sam Delaney

It's hard to view private schools as charities. Taxing them is the right thing to do

Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope
Bloomsbury Football kids
Football

Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope

Parents worry about summertime sadness – but a holiday is all about quality time
Sam Delaney

Parents worry about summertime sadness – but a holiday is all about quality time

Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been
Sam Delaney

Smart, no-nonsense moves by Starmer show how toxic and incompetent the Tories have really been

Overgrown lads should act their age – even at a Liam Gallagher gig
Liam Gallagher performing at the London leg of his Definitely Maybe 30th anniversary tour
Sam Delaney

Overgrown lads should act their age – even at a Liam Gallagher gig

How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians
A parrot
Sam Delaney

How a dreary trip to a travel agent became an escapade of exotic birds and celebrity musicians

Madness legend Suggs: 'I loved growing up in a council flat. I couldn't be prouder of the fact'
Music

Madness legend Suggs: 'I loved growing up in a council flat. I couldn't be prouder of the fact'

How puzzles became the nourishing distraction that helps me face the day
A crossword puzzle makes for a good start for the day
Sam Delaney

How puzzles became the nourishing distraction that helps me face the day

Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age
Books

Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age

Myth of hard work needs to be busted. Luck and privilege are usually behind success
A man having a nap on a bench
Sam Delaney

Myth of hard work needs to be busted. Luck and privilege are usually behind success

Some people might find my middle-aged life boring – but it's real. There's beauty in the humdrum
Sam Delaney says old people can still enjoy live music
Sam Delaney

Some people might find my middle-aged life boring – but it's real. There's beauty in the humdrum