Voice-recognition gadgets make me worry for the future of humanity
Michele Hanson
They might be able to help us find music and turn our heating on before we get home, but what’s wrong with using our own brains and bodies? Soon we’ll all be lying about like dying slugs
If babies can share, why can’t highly paid university vice-chancellors?
Michele Hanson
The outgoing head of the University of Bath says she is not embarrassed by her huge salary – it’s an example of the unfairness that runs through Britain
Shirley Porter on stage is a warning to us all. I hope it’s a sell-out
Michele Hanson
Why should councils be scared of treating the poor like rubbish when Shirley Porter’s ‘mean and nasty’ policy in the 1980s was not harshly punished. At least a new play, Shirleymander, will remind us
Nigel Farage isn’t just crass. I find him dangerous and cruel
Michele Hanson
The politician-turned-presenter has been ranting on the radio, proving that insidious stereotypes about Jewish people are alive and well. Why do these myths still live on?
It’s good to talk – if you’re getting older and fearing the worst
Michele Hanson
According to Age UK, half of adults over 55 have experienced common mental health problems. The good news is the stiff-upper-lip approach to problems is breaking down – now all we need are widely available treatments and facilities
Hotel guests who complain about rough sleepers spoiling their view can sod off
Michele Hanson
It’s hard to ignore homeless people as winter descends. Why shouldn’t I give someone who looks half-starved money or food as I’m leaving a supermarket laden with groceries? Until there are policy changes that help, I’ll do what I like
‘You’re a pensioner, aren’t you’? A tale of two scams
Michele Hanson
Pensioners are no sillier than anyone else, but while my friend Olga quickly saw through a fraudulent phone call, I fell for a simple con trick on my own doorstep
Clearly, Jacob Rees-Mogg hasn’t quite got the hang of Christianity
Michele Hanson
His appearance on Question Time was met with weedy praise for his honesty, but the politician’s sickening views are based on a very selective reading of the religion
Laptops are great, but not if it means the end of handwriting
Michele Hanson
Students are now so dependent on their laptops for writing that they may soon be allowed to use them in university exams. But writing by hand is still an important skill
