Cleo Smith
Good news clickbait
Cleo Smith has been found, just rejoice at that news
Clerical error
Clergy should be in the business of saving souls, not stamping passports
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
The celebrity trap
Women are punished for becoming the objects they are required to be
It’s time to stop the rot
Students denounced, lecturers cowed and managers with little interest in truth
The sad decline of London pubs
Or, why the hell can I not get a drink after 9?
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
More than just a club
The four men who founded Aston Villa could not have imagined what would follow
More drama, less news
An element of fiction can bring insights and humanity that pure non-fiction lacks
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable