Helen Pilcher

1. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Helen Pilcher

   Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher (opens the original)

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   The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal Recently, I overheard a conversation in a cafe where someone described their toast as “awesome”. I felt myself bristle. Not because the toast wasn’t good – I didn’t taste it – but because I remember a time when “awesome” meant something that inspired awe: towering mountains, the vastness of the night sky, the haunting song of a hump

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2. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Helen Pilcher

   For parents staring down the barrel of six weeks’ childcare: take a tip from orangutans | Helen Pilcher (opens the original)

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   With the news that the ginger giants arrange playdates for their offspring, scientists say messing about has health benefits for humans of all ages The school summer holidays are upon us. Cue the annual expectation that parents will conjure up six weeks of affordable, memory-making fun while holding down a job and hanging on to their sanity. Baking, picnics and den building may be wholesome, but they also involve spending time with your children. By day four, the den starts to look less like a p

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