Military children: ‘I’ve lived in 12 different houses’
“This is my 10th school, I’ve lived in 12 different houses,” a girl, 14, says. She is one of 40 eight- to 15-year-olds to have shared their experiences of growing up in military families with England’s children’s commissioner. Anne Longfield is calling for a child-focused approach to supporting them. Her report says the “all-encompassing character of […]
Mary Beard on big thinkers and ‘sexist rants’
Historian Mary Beard moves seamlessly from tackling aggressive dimwits on Twitter to talking about the politics of ancient Rome. It’s the kind of abrupt gear change we now expect from public intellectuals. And Professor Mary Beard – who became Dame Mary in the most recent honours – has been highly successful at mixing the realm […]
