Absolutely! I think nursery and school based education on dental care is fine- I remember getting it when I was at school in the 80s, but it shouldn't be added to the overfull workload of education staff, but delivered by community dental nurses, backed up with free accessible NHS dentistry.

Was discussing this album at the weekend with Arlo, who’s listened as part of his album-listening-project. And we’re sad to say you’re incorrect. The opinion of this dumpy-bald-pushing50-GenXer disnae really matter, but it warms my heart the 15 yr old agrees with me 😁 (and the uilleann pipes are 👌)

I feel this with every bone in my body. So perceptive, as always.

Yup! Such a good use of everyone’s time and skills. I’ve been thinking it could be a great first year med school activity: look at this ridiculous clinical scenario and point out all the ways it doesn’t make any sense.

I had a brilliant English teacher for all 5 years of high school. I left at 16, headed to study medicine, but with her urging to do "do something with my writing" stored somewhere. Was a joy to write to her 30 yrs later to say I'd finally listened, and now had an MA Creative Writing with the OU.

It's just awful. I've composed a dozen pithy responses about why it is so awful, but wit and pith aren't really my lasting emotions since seeing this yesterday. It's despair. It really is.

Argh, just saw this now. Are these regular sessions? Looks right up my street!

It really is a joy. I love it when my two realise they're surpassing (often eclipsing) any of me and P's (minor) achievements - but the joke's on them cause my delight in their skills and engagement in the world always, always exceeds any pride I have in anything I've done. Ha!

If I can’t have more #Vera, I’d like a wee special with #Kenny and #Billy from Shetland, where they solve a crime and where Jimmy Perez and Vera are too busy enjoying their new lives to do any cameos.

That's a great selection. I'm especially fond of the Jeanette Winterson. Since I was gifted it five years ago, I read it every festive season - a story a day starting on the 20th December, finishing on the 31st. Every year I take something different from the stoires. Happy Reading!