A Point of View

A weekly reflection on a topical issue.

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All the world's a stage
Michael Morpurgo reflects... a year on from the first lockdown.
19 Mar 2021,9 mins
The Year of Speaking Dangerously
Sarah Dunant ponders what effect this year will have on future conversation.
12 Mar 2021,9 mins
Sacred Cows and Sushi Rolls
John Connell reflects on how the pandemic is breaking the spell of cities.
05 Mar 2021,9 mins
What'll you have?
Tom Shakespeare on pubs in peril.
26 Feb 2021,9 mins
A Sense of an Opening
Susie Orbach on finding the right words to help get us through the pandemic.
19 Feb 2021,9 mins
Going Underground
Will Self on why he longs for the day he can travel again on the London underground.
12 Feb 2021,9 mins
A Sense of Fear
Zoe Strimpel tries to understand her sense of panic at news of Britain closing its borders
05 Feb 2021,9 mins
Sacking the Capitols
Sarah Dunant imagines how the storming of the US Capitol building might go down in history
29 Jan 2021,9 mins
The Power of Slow Storytelling
Rebecca Stott on why stories told over time seem so fitting for lockdown.
22 Jan 2021,9 mins
Whose Free Speech?
John Gray argues that social media bans on Donald Trump pose many risks.
15 Jan 2021,9 mins
A Turning Point for Democracy?
Adam Gopnik attempts to make sense of events in Washington this week.
08 Jan 2021,9 mins
New Year Letter from New York
Adam Gopnik on the bitter-sweet joys of cycling round Central Park.
01 Jan 2021,9 mins
Spiritual Pick and Mix
Bernardine Evaristo reflects on spirituality and syncretism.
25 Dec 2020,9 mins
Off the Map
Sara Wheeler on navigating unmapped territory.
18 Dec 2020,9 mins
Confessions of an Anti-Clasper
Howard Jacobson reflects on hugging, past and present.
11 Dec 2020,9 mins
Edible Architecture
Will Self on why he's decided to "eat" buildings
04 Dec 2020,9 mins
Loving the Body Fat-tastic
Bernardine Evaristo reflects on body image and the fashion industry.
27 Nov 2020,9 mins
Experience Trumps Facts
David Goodhart defends objective facts over personal experience.
20 Nov 2020,9 mins
Perpetual Lockdown
Sara Wheeler on lockdown for her brother, severely learning disabled, and others like him
13 Nov 2020,9 mins
Don't Mention the War
Howard Jacobson with his personal reaction to a monumental week in US politics.
06 Nov 2020,9 mins
Pets Aren't People!
Zoe Strimpel examines why we've become so passionately obsessed with dogs.
30 Oct 2020,9 mins
Brief Encounters
Will Self advocates a novel practice for our times.
23 Oct 2020,9 mins
The Great Conjunction
Adam Gopnik reflects on the appearance of Jupiter in the skies over Manhattan.
16 Oct 2020,9 mins
Reflections on My Mother's Kenwood Mixer
Rebecca Stott on memories of Angel Delight, Smash powder and an invaluable device.
09 Oct 2020,9 mins
The Pro-Mask Movement
Bernardine Evaristo on why wearing a mask these days is the least we can do.
02 Oct 2020,9 mins
What's the Magic Number?
Tom Shakespeare discusses our changing attitudes to risk.
25 Sep 2020,9 mins
Conspiracy Theories and a Good Hair Cut
Sarah Dunant on QAnon... and conversations with her hairdresser.
18 Sep 2020,9 mins
Having the 'Wrong' Politics
Zoe Strimpel discusses growing divides between our social groupings.
11 Sep 2020,9 mins
Thinking Otherwise
Michael Morpurgo questions whether we are educating our children or programming them.
04 Sep 2020,9 mins
A Fine Line
Adam Gopnik on why, during the pandemic, there's a fine line between clever... and stupid.
28 Aug 2020,9 mins