Digested week: The harrowing backstory to the John Lewis Christmas ad | Emma Brockes

Plus, the king’s regret-without-liability statement on slavery, and getting mogged by Collins dictionary All eyes on America as a nation decides, but this week Brits faced an equally large question: namely, how do we feel about this year’s John Lewis Christmas ad? It’s a confusing one. On the one hand, high off her flinty brilliance in six seasons of Slow Horses, Kristin Scott Thomas is a welcome addition to any production and I could watch her waft around a big house without the pretext of either John Lewis or Christmas. Continue reading...