Misha Glenny’s debut as host of the long-running Radio 4 series tackled JS Mill’s On Liberty – a bold move given the BBC’s current legal battles

“As we come to the text, we’ll try to tease out the difference between utilitarianism and libertarianism …”

That sort of thought has become normal after cornflakes on BBC Radio 4 Thursday mornings. The shock this time was the voice: not a nasal mature Cumbrian but a smoother, deeper, younger north Oxford tone. This was Misha Glenny’s debut, having replaced Melvyn Bragg as host of the university of the airwaves, In Our Time.

Misha Glenny’s debut as host of the long-running Radio 4 series tackled JS Mill’s On Liberty – a bold move given the BBC’s current legal battles

“As we come to the text, we’ll try to tease out the difference between utilitarianism and libertarianism …”

That sort of thought has become normal after cornflakes on BBC Radio 4 Thursday mornings. The shock this time was the voice: not a nasal mature Cumbrian but a smoother, deeper, younger north Oxford tone. This was Misha Glenny’s debut, having replaced Melvyn Bragg as host of the university of the airwaves, In Our Time.

Misha Glenny’s debut as host of the long-running Radio 4 series tackled JS Mill’s On Liberty – a bold move given the BBC’s current legal battles

“As we come to the text, we’ll try to tease out the difference between utilitarianism and libertarianism …”

That sort of thought has become normal after cornflakes on BBC Radio 4 Thursday mornings. The shock this time was the voice: not a nasal mature Cumbrian but a smoother, deeper, younger north Oxford tone. This was Misha Glenny’s debut, having replaced Melvyn Bragg as host of the university of the airwaves, In Our Time.

The band pulled out over treatment of Randa Abdel-Fattah but delayed revealing their decision before confirming 27 February gig

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The British indie band Pulp will play at the Adelaide festival in February after initially pulling out of the event in protest at the cancellation of Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah.

The band issued a statement on social media on Thursday night announcing that they would “honour our invitation to perform in Adelaide on 27 February” after the festival organisers performed a U-turn, apologised to Abdel-Fattah for her treatment and invited her to speak at next year’s event.

The band pulled out over treatment of Randa Abdel-Fattah but delayed revealing their decision before confirming 27 February gig

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The British indie band Pulp will play at the Adelaide festival in February after initially pulling out of the event in protest at the cancellation of Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah.

The band issued a statement on social media on Thursday night announcing that they would “honour our invitation to perform in Adelaide on 27 February” after the festival organisers performed a U-turn, apologised to Abdel-Fattah for her treatment and invited her to speak at next year’s event.

The band pulled out over treatment of Randa Abdel-Fattah but delayed revealing their decision before confirming 27 February gig

• Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast

The British indie band Pulp will play at the Adelaide festival in February after initially pulling out of the event in protest at the cancellation of Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah.

The band issued a statement on social media on Thursday night announcing that they would “honour our invitation to perform in Adelaide on 27 February” after the festival organisers performed a U-turn, apologised to Abdel-Fattah for her treatment and invited her to speak at next year’s event.

From postcode pricing to falling wholesale costs, the price you pay at the pump depends less on petrol itself than on where – and when – you fill up

Why do petrol prices vary so much between filling stations? On the same road I’ve seen a 5p-a-litre difference on what must be an identical product, while the same chains charge differently from town to town.

Weird, isn’t it? Of all the things we buy, the price of petrol is probably the most transparently disclosed before we enter the retailer’s premises, and yet this only serves to leave us wondering why how much we pay can come down to where we live, or even on which side of the road we are driving.

From postcode pricing to falling wholesale costs, the price you pay at the pump depends less on petrol itself than on where – and when – you fill up

Why do petrol prices vary so much between filling stations? On the same road I’ve seen a 5p-a-litre difference on what must be an identical product, while the same chains charge differently from town to town.

Weird, isn’t it? Of all the things we buy, the price of petrol is probably the most transparently disclosed before we enter the retailer’s premises, and yet this only serves to leave us wondering why how much we pay can come down to where we live, or even on which side of the road we are driving.

From postcode pricing to falling wholesale costs, the price you pay at the pump depends less on petrol itself than on where – and when – you fill up

Why do petrol prices vary so much between filling stations? On the same road I’ve seen a 5p-a-litre difference on what must be an identical product, while the same chains charge differently from town to town.

Weird, isn’t it? Of all the things we buy, the price of petrol is probably the most transparently disclosed before we enter the retailer’s premises, and yet this only serves to leave us wondering why how much we pay can come down to where we live, or even on which side of the road we are driving.