Terence Blacker
The writer and broadcaster Terence Blacker contributes a twice-weekly column on a wide range of social, cultural and environmental issues. He is the author of four novels, of prize-winning fiction for children, and has written a highly praised biography of the brilliant reprobate Willie Donaldson.
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Now we can see the showbiz misery memoir for the fraud it is
10 September 2012 06:13 PM
We're used to tales of celebrity hardship, sharing stories of destructive youth and how they've overcome all the addiction and bullying. But now it's time to move on.
Terence Blacker: For better or worse, Oaksey takes age of the amateur with him
07 September 2012 12:00 AM
Notebook
Terence Blacker: Fake reviews are just the start in the dodgy art of publishing books
03 September 2012 08:00 PM
It is old-fashioned greed that propels an established author to deceive
Terence Blacker: 'Spasticus' and the crime of condescension
31 August 2012 12:00 AM
Morons and bigots set our cultural agenda, not the sensible majority
Terence Blacker: Fifty years after the satire boom, the country needs it more than ever
27 August 2012 08:00 PM
The Way We Live: Britain today is just as socially stratified and morally bogus as it was in 1962
Terence Blacker: Pandas - the world's most political animal
24 August 2012 12:00 AM
Panda diplomacy has always been a squalid business
Terence Blacker: Trust Branson to make it clear that all sport is really about money
21 August 2012 12:00 AM
The Way We Live
Terence Blacker: Smoking - the habit the world loves to hate
17 August 2012 12:00 AM
Wines and spirits cause far more collateral damage than tobacco
Terence Blacker: A break from shopping is what we need
14 August 2012 12:00 AM
The only faith in this Sunday trading debate is the worship of profit above all else
Terence Blacker: Who are you trying to kid, Martin?
10 August 2012 12:00 AM
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The Great Green Wall of Africa,
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The bad science scandal
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