Children
A question of bravery
Joe Biden announced in November: ‘Transgender people are some of the bravest Americans I know.’ When Conservative MP Jamie Wallis…
Our children are at breaking point – and it’s our fault
I think it’s time we stopped scaring the children. I think they’ve had enough. They’re at breaking point now, every…
Anxiety is killing parenthood
Britain is on a slow descent to oblivion. Scotland is even closer to the abyss, with a birth rate of…
What really happened when my wife left me in charge
I’m currently standing at the top of Brownie Point Mountain, having spent the past two weeks looking after our three…
The Pope is right: it is selfish to choose pets over children
Well, we’ve been terrifically amused and amusing at the expense of Pope Francis, who this week declared at a Vatican…
Would the ancient Greeks have agreed that children are born evil?
The ‘social mobility tsar’ Katharine Birbalsingh has suggested that children, born evil, ‘need to be taught right from wrong and…
My family and the scars of forced adoption
My family still bears the scars of the forced adoption scandal
Why I’m paying my daughter to go to church
Why I’m bribing my daughter to get confirmed
It's no wonder young people have 'eco-anxiety'
Is it any wonder that children and young adults are going down with ‘eco-anxiety’ , as claimed in an opinion…
The rise of the secular godparent
The rise of the secular godparent
The sorry state of the modern apology
I think I would like to apologise for this article in case someone who reads it takes offence. I will…
It’s time to repair the damage done to the Covid generation’s education
Aswitch of personnel at the Department of Health this week has brought a welcome change in the government’s tone. No…
Why Chinese women don’t want more children
Chinese women can’t afford a large family
The problem with Britain’s mental health
Experts tell us that we are facing a mental health ‘time bomb’ in the UK, partly as a consequence of…
Bad news, Boris – childcare has cost me £500,000 (and counting)
Welcome to the cripplingly expensive world of childcare, Boris
The problem with ‘role models’
Who needs role models anyway?
Westminster and the truth about the class ceiling
Social mobility is more urgently needed than ever
Do schools really have a problem with sexual violence?
Schools and the problem of ‘rape culture’
Britain's Covid baby bust is bleak news
These are lean times for hospitality and retail. But at least pubs and shops have their champions, popping up on…
Why is it racist to wonder what colour your child’s skin will be?
Why is it racist to wonder what skin colour your child will have?
The conservative appeal of drug gangs
According to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick, the easing of lock-down will be accompanied by a rise in crime…
The true cost of school closures – an interview with the children's commissioner
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner, on why schools must reopen
What has happened to parenting?
During a recent webinar with British MPs, I learned that parents in Bradford were up in arms because their children…
We must stop treating juvenile offenders as lost causes
Juvenile offenders need safety, care and a proper education
What lockdown means for families with disabled children
What lockdown means for families with disabled children
