Recommended by Helen Dale
Gareth Roberts brings his wit (honed through years of scriptwriting for Brit television classics like Coronation Street & Dr Who) to contemporary arts, culture, and politics. He’s also the author of the book ‘Gay Shame: The Rise of Gender Ideology & the New Homophobia’, probably the best thing I’ve read on ‘transing the gay away’.
Published novelist Katy Barnett (shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Award in 2017) was unable to place her second novel, so she's decided to serialise it on substack. She's also one of those people who can do five impossible things before breakfast simply by snapping her fingers, so comes recommended.
If you're wondering how we're in such an energy mess, and why our power bills are going through the roof, then let chemical engineer & insurance specialist Chris Bond explain...