“If you wish to converse with me,” said Voltaire, “define your terms.” A definition of terms is the boring, necessary foundation to any philosophical debate, and is equally relevant to appreciating this book. In the title the publishers have chosen to pick out “win” in Knowing the Score, but David Papineau, a professor of the philosophy […]

I was asked to write an Opinion piece for the Observer about reaction to the publication of The Day that Went Missing, including my own reaction to having written a memoir. How does it feel once it’s out there? What was the point? ‘Now I’m faced with the question of what happens next. What is […]

This is a new piece that I wrote for the Guardian family section. It’s based on a photo that gets a mention in The Day That Went Missing, but the book wasn’t the time or place for the full story of what that photo demonstrated or made me feel. ‘For most of my life, and […]