And now for some festive cheer: a robust de-bunking of the Christmas Story by Richard Dawkins, partial agreement from the Archbishop of Canterbury, and my recommended Christmas reading this year – The God Delusion. Here’s the man himself, putting it more articulately than I ever could.

I’m off to celebrate Newton Day with a mince pie and a vat of mulled wine. And a large family gathering. See you on the other side.

Meanwhile, a very happy Christmas / Winter Solstice / Eid / Kwanzaa / Hanukka / Loy Krathong / Diwali / non-specific secular humanist holiday to all my readers.