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Ettie Neil-Gallacher

Ettie Neil-Gallacher

The Spectator

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The steady rise of ‘Slow TV’

Like many families, we used to have a TV in our kitchen. But the default response when there was nothing immediately to be done became to reach for...

19.05.2026 10

The Spectator

Ettie Neil-Gallacher

The problem with middle-class euphemisms

Why do we still struggle to say what we really mean? In an age when we’re all encouraged to overshare online, we can be remarkably evasive in real...

03.04.2026 10

The Spectator

Ettie Neil-Gallacher

Child’s play / Why have a parenting philosophy?

In recent months, much has been made of ‘Fafo parenting’. Touted as the backlash to ‘gentle parenting’, the philosophy of ‘Fuck Around...

17.02.2026 20

The Spectator

Ettie Neil-Gallacher

Why have a parenting philosophy?

In recent months, much has been made of ‘Fafo parenting’. Touted as the backlash to ‘gentle parenting’, the philosophy of ‘Fuck Around...

17.02.2026 10

The Spectator

Ettie Neil-Gallacher

Mass offence / Forgive me father, for I have sworn

24.06.2025 10

The Spectator

Ettie Neil-Gallacher