Santa must be
/I know a mum whose 10-year-old asked if Santa was real, and she said, “Do you really want to know?” He nodded, so she shook her head no. He burst into tears.
Read MoreThe life of an artist is enough
/We are all of us creative in some field or other. We all make. It’s part of the human condition. Whether it’s stories or pictures or music or gardens or food or cardigans or movies, we have creativity innate within us. And our art gives something to the world.
Read MoreDoing good work, those lawyers
/It takes a village to raise a child but it also takes a village to fail children so miserably. And this is the real story the Commission is uncovering, the weakness of our institutions even in recent times in facing up to their responsibilities, the way so many adults put themselves and their own needs before those of children.
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