philip pullman, reading from his latest book la belle sauvage, in which he returns to the fantasticalhis dark materials. it sees the return of lyra, who is now sheltering in a priory from her own father, in a story that pits liberals against totalitarian oppressors. i think the greatest menace to the world is the point of view that says one size fits all. there's one answer and we have it and if you don't believe it, we're going to kill you or torture you, or imprison you, or burn you you or whatever. the book is set in oxford, one of the world's great centres of education. a subject, as an ex—teacher, on which the author has some views. i think the way in which we educate children now discounts, greatly discounts, the importance of the imagination, and overemphasises a culture of getting things right and getting you can see when a child is actively and imaginatively engaged in the world, and you can see the sad results when they're not, when they haven't been. when all they've had to do is look at a screen. are you watching what's going on? oh, yes. and adjusting your writing and you

philip pullman, reading from his latest book la belle sauvage, in which he returns to the fantasticalf lyra, who is now sheltering in a priory from her own father, in a story that pits liberals against totalitarian oppressors. i think the greatest menace to the world is the point of view that says one size fits all. there's one answer and we have it and if you don't believe it, we're going to kill you, or torture you, or imprison you, or burn you or whatever. the book is set in oxford — one of the world's great centres of education, a subject, as an ex—teacher, on which the author has some views. i think the way in which we educate children now discounts, greatly discounts the importance of the imagination, and overemphasises a culture of getting things right and getting the right answer and ticking the right box and rewarding it in a quantitative way. "yes, you got four out of five, you've got a bit of room

monsieur macron est le candidat de la mondalisation sauvage...acron is the candidate of savage globalisation, uberisation, economic uncertainty, social brutality, of every man for himself. translation: you have shown that you're not the candidate for a balanced, democratic debate. the question is, do the people want your defeatist attitude ? you say, "globalisation is too hard for us, so is europe, let's shut our borders, leave the euro — because others succeed, not us." millions watched, but not all were impressed. translation: the debate was heated — because of that, i didn't watch all of it. the aggression really bothered me. translation: it was a stream of insults from both sides, it won't change much when election day arrives. this was one of the most aggressive debates in recent french history. more than two hours of insults, attacks and accusations made for a memorable confrontation. now french voters have to pick a side. this morning, emmanuel macron told a radio station that the debate revealed his opponent's true colours. the 39—year—ol

monsieur macron est le candidat de la mondalisation sauvage...date of savage globalisation, uberisation, economic uncertainty, social brutality, of every man for himself. translation: you have shown that you're not the candidate for a balanced, democratic debate. the question is, do the people want your defeatist attitude ? you say, "globalisation is too hard for us, so is europe, let's shut our borders, leave the euro — because others succeed, not us." millions watched, but not all were impressed. translation: the debate was heated — because of that, i didn't watch all of it. the aggression really bothered me. translation: it was a stream of insults from both sides, it won't change much when election day arrives. this was one of the most aggressive debates in recent french history. more than two hours of insults, attacks and accusations made for a memorable confrontation. now french voters have to pick a side. this morning, emmanuel macron told a radio station that the debate revealed his opponent's true colours. the 39—year—old centrist maintai

monsieur macron est le candidat de la mondalisation sauvage...erisation, economic uncertainty, social brutality, of every man for himself. translation: you have shown that you're not the candidate for a balanced, democratic debate. the question is, do the people want your defeatist attitude ? you say, "globalisation is too hard for us, so is europe, let's shut our borders, leave the euro — because others succeed, not us." millions watched, but not all were impressed. translation: the debate was heated — because of that, i didn't watch all of it. the aggression really bothered me. translation: it was a stream of insults from both sides, it won't change much when election day arrives. this was one of the most aggressive debates in recent french history. more than two hours of insults, attacks and accusations made for a memorable confrontation. now french voters have to pick a side. this morning, emmanuel macron told a radio station that the debate revealed his opponent's true colours. the 39—year—old centrist maintains his lead in the polls. in her