Down Syndrome
Discrimination in the womb
Neither Heidi Crowter nor her husband feel Down’s Syndrome means their lives are not worth living
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
Twitter monetisation was a mistake
It has diminished rather than enhanced creativity
The right to learn at home
Home education is a powerful alternative to the box-ticking of state schooling
Ministry of Silly Thoughts
Wes Streeting made the grave error of consulting the British people
Noisy decline
Blaring incongruous sound is as much a sign of urban decay as piles of litter
Land of fire and blood
The detours, if at times distracting, are worth the price of this historical journey
4B and the futility of heteropessimism
Romance is painful but it is also possible
Writing lives
The life story of the biography, from Victorian glorification to Bloomsbury boldness to contemporary obliquity