The Value of Negative Success
April 21, 2026
Hollywood sexism is more nuanced than we sometimes allow. It is not that there are no roles for older women – the movies need just
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How We Miscount Time
April 20, 2026
“What a week, huh?” “ Captain, it’s only Wednesday.” If you’re as terminally online as I am, you’ll recognise the Tintin and Captain Haddock meme, deployed
Not Guilty Verdict Ignored in Feminist-Led Court of Public Opinion
April 17, 2026
Five years ago, another #MeToo attack bit the dust when one of Australia’s best-known entertainers, Craig McLachlan, was found not guilty of 13 charges of
The Paradox of Pride
April 16, 2026
Sometimes Fate/Karma/Destiny – call it what you will – seems to juxtapose things just to make a point. Or perhaps the human mind, always desperate
Get a Dinghy – You Know It Makes Sense
April 15, 2026
A young lad from my hometown of Hull went on holiday to Latvia a couple of years ago, and met a young Latvian lady. They
The Real Cultural Crisis Facing Britain’s Benefits Class
April 14, 2026
The story about a family of benefits’ recipients buying £4 tickets for the Tower of London, rather than the £111 charged to non-welfare claimants, marks
The Littlest Thing
April 13, 2026
I bought a book the other week. Nothing unusual there. One of my regular treats early in my working life was to leave the office,
A Ukrainian Woman’s Opinion of London
April 11, 2026
I am lucky enough to know a lovely, beautiful, intelligent, witty 32-year-old Ukrainian woman who now lives in France and occasionally visits England for both
Happy Birthday Dad x
April 10, 2026
My father died back in 2013, but today is his birthday. Like him, I’m not much of a birthday person as a rule, but I