A Point of View

A weekly reflection on a topical issue.

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Chastity Belt Politics
Zoe Strimpel on a new conservative form of feminism.
09 Dec 2022,9 mins
On Being Tall
Will Self ponders the drawbacks of having a lofty stature.
02 Dec 2022,9 mins
The End of the Line
Adam Gopnik sets out to recalibrate our view of 'trusting the science'.
25 Nov 2022,9 mins
Who Can Herd the Cats?
David Goodhart reveals the dirty little secret of current British politics.
18 Nov 2022,9 mins
My Ever Growing Pile of Books
Tom Shakespeare takes himself to task over his mounting piles of unfinished books.
11 Nov 2022,9 mins
A Brit Abroad
AL Kennedy reflects on being a Brit these days in upstate New York.
04 Nov 2022,9 mins
Darkness Made Visible
Rebecca Stott reflects on our relationship with darkness, past and present.
28 Oct 2022,9 mins
Investigation of a Dog
Will Self reflects on fifteen years of life lessons... from his dog.
21 Oct 2022,9 mins
A Plea for Nuance
Sara Wheeler on the perils of entrenched positions.
14 Oct 2022,9 mins
Trickle Down
Howard Jacobson takes on the proponents of the horse-and-sparrow theory of economics.
07 Oct 2022,9 mins
Notions of Blackness
Bernardine Evaristo reflects on black 'authenticity'.
30 Sep 2022,9 mins
A Deadly Serious Game
Zoe Strimpel on chess, concentration and the growing conflict with Russia.
23 Sep 2022,9 mins
A Different Level of Fame
Sarah Dunant reflects on how the nature of fame has changed over the past seventy years.
16 Sep 2022,9 mins
The Queen: An Acceptance of History
Michael Morpurgo reflects on the remarkable life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
09 Sep 2022,9 mins
Female Fictions
Megan Nolan discusses the intense pressures on women writers to be attractive.
02 Sep 2022,9 mins
When Everybody Is Somebody
Will Self reflects on the merits of failure.
26 Aug 2022,9 mins
The New Age of Empire
Linda Colley argues that the age of empire is far from over.
19 Aug 2022,9 mins
The Samsara of Salmon
John Connell reflects on the plight of vanishing salmon and what it means for our planet
12 Aug 2022,9 mins
No Final Frontier
Sara Wheeler navigates the tricky issue of voice appropriation.
05 Aug 2022,9 mins
Dance Cocky
Howard Jacobson reflects on summer festivals, conformity and a dancing cockatoo.
29 Jul 2022,9 mins
Climate Change and the Fall of Icarus
Tom Shakespeare grapples with a tricky personal decision over his carbon footprint.
22 Jul 2022,9 mins
Chance and Opportunity
David Goodhart ponders the idea of 'smart luck'.
15 Jul 2022,9 mins
The Meanings of Conservatism
John Gray ponders the true meaning of Conservatism.
08 Jul 2022,9 mins
Billionaire Bashing
Zoe Strimpel on why we need more billionaires - the richer the better.
01 Jul 2022,9 mins
Driving the American Dream
Sarah Dunant reflects on a historic moment in US history - the overturning of Roe v Wade.
24 Jun 2022,9 mins
No-Stalgia
Will Self on why we are in thrall to nostalgia.
17 Jun 2022,9 mins
Birthday Blues
Howard Jacobson reflects on birthdays, ageing and Macbeth's incorrigible optimism.
10 Jun 2022,9 mins
Jubilee Musings
Observations on the Jubilee weekend by a bemused foreign visitor to London.
03 Jun 2022,9 mins
On Rubble
Rebecca Stott imagines a day when Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities can be rebuilt.
27 May 2022,9 mins
Home from Home
Michael Morpurgo calls for a rethink on how we deal with refugees.
20 May 2022,9 mins