Terry Pratchett
What would Terry Pratchett have made of 2020?
Hard graft and moral clarity were central to the Discworld author’s success
Hi-energy nutrients
Schoenfield, Vivier, Bartok &c (Accentus Music)
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Italy is right to extend its ban on surrogacy
It is good for women and it is good for children
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
Marianna in the trenches
She wants to dive into the murky depths of social media, but her microphone can only scratch the surface
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
The futility of safeguards for assisted suicide
Lessons from Belgium and the Netherlands
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
