Want to be happy? Then live like a Stoic for a week
Sep 30, 2018 21:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, obviously the roads the roads go without saying. How about guidance for how to live in the 21st century? That seems less likely, but in fact the last few years have seen a...
Power to tackle social mobility should be devolved to regions
Sep 27, 2018 16:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
There are 14.2m people in the UK living in poverty, including 4.5m children. Almost 60% of these people live in persistent poverty, meaning they were in poverty for at least two of the previous three years. These are some...

Northern dialects can be closer to original English – despite what southerners might say
Sep 27, 2018 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Ey oop! Ey oop!, says comedian Michael McIntyre to his audience in Leeds. Thats supposed to be hello, according to you. He sticks with his Yorkshire theme for a couple of minutes, mocking nowt, summat and the as in TLion,...

Mandela My Life is a welcome tribute to a hero, but avoids difficult questions
Sep 27, 2018 16:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Review: Mandela My Life, Melbourne Museum. What is the role of commemorative exhibitions that focus on the life of a single change agent I asked myself, as I viewed Melbourne Museums latest blockbuster, Mandela My Life:...

Gone but never forgotten: how to comfort a child whose sibling has died
Sep 27, 2018 10:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
In 1971, when I was four years old, my brother died of a congenital heart condition. Writing about this experience has prompted more responses than anything else Ive ever written or spoken about. Untold and unheard stories...
Breaking the silence: why priests should be made to report child abuse revealed in confession
Sep 27, 2018 10:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Last December, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse made public its final report, containing 409 recommendations. The inquiry revealed that there were numerous instances where senior...

How an ancient Islamic holiday became uniquely Caribbean
Sep 25, 2018 17:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
A throng of Trinidadians line up along the streets of St. James and Cedros to admire the vibrant floats with beautifully bedecked models of mausoleums. Their destination is the waters of the Caribbean, where the crowds...