From the archive: The many reasons I find it impossible to love Christmas

I can't sugarcoat things (December 8 2023)

For new readers and old, today’s slightly bumper edition is a sort of “hello” and an “à bientôt” at the same time … As I’m sure many of you are, I’m in need of a break. This is the last newsletter from me until mid-February. I wish I could tell you I was going offline completely for that time but I have a seriously big deadline for a piece of work and w…