Editorial

As regular readers of the BJP are aware, Rachel Winter resigned as Editor of the BJP with the production of BJP 23.2 and this edition marks the beginning of the ‘new order’ that she referred to in her last editorial. Yet, because of the ‘time warp effect’ she wrote of, many of the very interesting articles that appear in this issue were in fact accepted and worked on during her time as editor. Indeed it is fitting that the influence of the previous editor lingers on some time after the end of their actual tenure, influencing the continuing life of the Journal in all sorts of ways. Readers of the BJP have much to be grateful for from Rachel Winter's committed stewardship. She displayed a dedication to the Journal and all that it stands for, and worked hard to ensure the best possible copy for each edition produced under her editorship. In this she was aided by an active Editorial Board and I am delighted that all members of that Board have continued to be involved in the ongoing life of the BJP and they have been joined by some members of the BAP Journal Editorial Board. It is that combined group, steered by me in the role of Editorial Board Coordinator, who have been responsible for all the hard work that has been involved in producing this issue, showing, I think, how much can be achieved by collective effort when those involved are concentrating on the task rather than on perpetuating traditional lines of demarcation. The comments on the papers below are the work of individual Editorial Board members.

This edition displays the breadth of topics that has always characterized the BJP. Ideas about perversion are addressed in multiple ways: in Cheese's thought-provoking clinical paper, in Valentine's arresting exploration of a film that introduces the viewer to sadomasochism and perverse states of mind, and also in Mendoza's careful delineation of perversity from diversity. By way of contrast we have Williams's compelling exploration of creativity, Reeves's scholarly e