Dame Vera Lynn, 1917-2020 
Unfinished Business 
When it comes to schools reopening, the blind are leading the blind
Sophia WaughTeachers are increasingly frustrated - and parents are frightened
How happy families protect from the perils of groupthink
Niall GoochStrong and stable family grounding will protect the young from the evils of groupthink
Code Switching 
JK Rowling and the great identity debate
Andrew Doyle"Rowling is refusing to kowtow to voguish groupthink": A sign that all is not lost.
Literary Help Desk: Against navel-gazing
Victoria SeedGod doesn’t always read us in at a higher level.
Twitter: Hell in cyberspace
Constance WatsonTwitter is a place of refuge for the displaced - but it's not good for you.
Neighbors & Citizens
Faith Glavey PawlIf racism is present, is it something we are always able to see?
Why John Bull and Lady Liberty will never be lucky in love
Violet HudsonThe story of American women setting sail across the Atlantic to bag themselves an Englishman is nothing new.
Truth & Reconciliation: A South African View of the US Crisis
Günther SimmermacherThe USA is a democracy — with all the responsibilities that entails.
How political positioning trumps moral righteousness
Dennis SewellToday's iconoclasts police our language and even our thoughts, says Dennis Sewell
Privilege: The uses and abuses
Robin AitkenThe idea that we are always and everywhere subject to exactly the same rules is patently false, says Robin Aitken
White Privilege: It’s a thing
David MillsIf you want to test the hypothesis, talk about white privilege.
Happy birthday, Prince Philip!
Mary KillenPrince Philip, described by The Queen as her "strength and stay", turns 99 today.
The Uncanny New Normal
Jacob PhillipsThe traumatic disruption of lockdown and the uncanny New Normal may not be all bad.
It is right that Colston is gone – but mobs are an enemy of justice
Niall GoochAngry mobs are an enemy to justice, but we do need organised deliberation on the appropriateness of statues, says Niall Gooch.
Literary Help Desk: Reading into the New Normal
Victoria SeedWriter and editor Victoria Seed on how to read into the New Normal.
Where is the Church in the midst of this absurdity?
Fr Edmund MontgomeryWe can't emerge from lockdown with a one-size-fits-all approach.
Lockdown has brought out the curtain-twitchers in force
Constance WatsonWhy do we, the general public, sneak on our neighbours? To make ourselves feel better, of course.
No good apples?
Christopher AltieriThe problems are basically political: How shall we order our lives together?
Review: The Blue Guide to Rome
Harry MountHarry Mount longs to return to Arcadian Rome, with both books in his bag.
Go to the beach? I’d rather be watching TV.
Katya EdwardsKatya Edwards and the beaches got off on the wrong foot.
A nation of ‘onlies’?
Colin BrazierFamily size is crucial to the emotional wellbeing of children, argues Colin Brazier
Propping up … what?
David MillsThe ineptness of the performance makes the misuse of the Bible even worse.
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