The Guardian view on the John Lewis Christmas ad: a modern story of fathers and sons | Editorial

It might be darker than usual, but this year’s festive offering reflects our fears for boys growing up todayWe need look no further than this year’s John Lewis Christmas ad to see that one of the most urgent national conversations is the crisis of boyhood. Fears around the rise of the manosphere, spiralling mental health problems and loneliness among young men have made headlines, from Sir Gareth Southgate’s Richard Dimbleby lecture, in which he expressed fears that &ldquo