Lucy Sixsmith
Lucy Sixsmith is a poet and a PhD student at Trinity College, Cambridge. She tweets at @lucysixsmith
Pastorship and power
Church leaders should be vigilant against the abuse of authority
What we don’t talk about when we don’t talk about death
Mourning and moving furniture
Moving in mysterious ways
Normally, a warning comes with some kind of threat
The BBC can be a drag
The priorities of its reporting, especially on gender issues, can be absurd
Whistler in black and white
A video artwork that aims to critique Rex Whistler’s controversial mural in Tate Britain lacks context and nuance
Swiftism’s role in saving the V&A Museum
The unconventional Englishness of the Taylor Swift phenomenon
“Social justice” is damaging education
Teaching is in danger of degenerating into indoctrination
The Conservatives have been too soggy, not too harsh
Their voters expected them to cut taxes and immigration — they did the opposite
The sincere insincerity of centrism
Politicians cannot but seem like they’re lying even when they genuinely aren’t lying
Not everyone should be in therapy
Over-medicalisation hurts the healthy and the suffering alike
The Olympic boxing row isn’t just about sports
Men should be more sensitive towards female concerns about inequalities of strength
British politics is Gething worse and worse
Identity is being prioritised over competence and ambition