No more L plates

No more L plates

David can now throw out his L plates having passed his driving test today. I was thrilled for him because I felt he deserved to pass, that he was both confident and considerate on the road. We had arranged to meet for lunch in Cambridge anyway, so it was great to make...
Which mother do you feel sorry for?

Which mother do you feel sorry for?

After Margaret Mizen’s truly selfless words following the murder of her 16-year-old son Jimmy, which mother do you feel sorry for? Jimmy, a devout Roman Catholic, was slashed across the neck with a broken glass dish in a bakery in south-east London by a man in...