Susan Hill
The Indelible Terror of the Cruelty of Children
Sixty years ago I was subjected to systematic verbal and physical abuse by a boy called Michael. I have never forgotten the fear I felt
Must Try Harder
The excitement of learning has been lost in our schools. It’s time to end the intellectual poverty of the national curriculum
Silence, Please
For our children’s sake, we should follow the Trappist monks and turn off everything, including ourselves, once in a while
A Novel Way to Treat a Writer
I have been inundated with emails from GCSE and A-level students who want me to spoonfeed answers on their set texts
Carrying water for freedom
Hong Kong’s protestors are brave and, so far, successful. The Chinese Communist Party leadership must be kicking itself
Discussions with a stone wall
Britain’s main gay rights organisation is risking its own future by adopting gender self-ID as its new cause
In the heartlands of white-flag academia
When I tried to find out why my pro-Brexit article was turned down I was rebuffed — showing the intellectual conformism of universities