Like most people, I have been harrowed by the nerve-racking roller-coaster of world news, and not least by our obsessive focus on the American President, with “Will he? Won’t he?” speculations on his every move and its possible implications for us, for our economy, and for our alliances. I think I know which side Dr Johnson would take in the current debate about children’s access to social media. Join the Revd Dr Malcolm Guite in the ancient splendour of The Temple Church, London, for “Merlin’s Isle: A Journey in Words and Music”, a concert weaving together poetry and song in celebration of his new four-part poetic cycle Merlin’s Isle. Tickets £15 or £10 for Church Times subscribers, available now at www.canterburypress.co.uk/events