Peter Hitchens puts forward his defence of ‘Whataboutery and asks why does the west delight in attacking its current enemies like Putin for things it allows its friends like Tayip Erdogan to do with impunity? What is it with all this posturing hypocrisy?
While Sarah makes the case for the ancient art of astrology and wonders if we’re looking at star signs for answers as conventional faith is failing us daily. Or, as she puts it, what makes your sky fairy more important than my sky fairy? She may have a point.
On our reading list this week:
· The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby - Charles Kingsley
· The Roads to Freedom – Jean-Paul Sartre
· The Voyage of the Dawn Treader – C.S. Lewis
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