I sometimes get despondent, worrying about the world we’re passing on. So to cheer myself and yourself up, here’s three reasons to have hope for the future

Look, ‘tis far from pavlova I was reared

I want them to lean into their capacity for decency. I want them to grow up brave and confident enough to be kind. Clued in enough to question the nonsense they’ll see online. 

If only I’d applied as much mental focus on my science, it could have been me blasting into space instead of that Katy Perry wan. Ooh, remember the episode when Homer goes into space?

Can we trust the news this week that the delayed scheme will come into effect on June 1?

It takes grit to start over when you mess up

Wouldn’t it be great if there were verses for all the different types of mammies out there?

I didn’t get to know her myself. I have fragments, flutters, feelings

They tend to fall into distinct categories

The patriarchy wasn’t built in a day, and it won’t be dismantled in one day either