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This is an age of polarisation. It’s Us versus Them. The battle lines are clear, and compromise is surrender. This is not a new problem. Marc Stears argues that from the 1920s to the 1950s, in a world transformed by revolution and war, extreme ideologies of Left and Right fuelled utopian hopes and dystopian fears. […]

London is a vast melting pot of languages, cultures and ideas – the economic, political and cultural epicentre of the country – and rightly celebrated for it. But for many, London is the only place to get access to many of the opportunities this country offers, as banking, law, politics, advertising, architecture, the arts and […]

Industry was prospering, the rights and conditions of workers were slowly improving, thanks to increasing unionisation, and were already far better than those endured a generation earlier. There was leisure time, most people had some money with which to enjoy it, and peace, relatively (there was the usual fighting associated with the business of Empire, […]

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, we have partnered with ShelterBox Book Club to present a panel of global storytellers for a special online event. Our panels’ books were read by the ShelterBox Book Club over the past two years, and we are delighted that the authors are able to join us virtually. Layla AlAmmar’s […]

My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women is a landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women. 18 writers from the country’s two main linguistic groups (Pashto and Dari) tell stories that are both unique and universal – stories of family, work, childhood, friendship, war, gender identity […]

An inspirational showcase for new and established working-class writers.

That’s seven times he has taken a role from a disabled actor that could have been played more authentically. Bryan Cranston, who received criticism in 2019 for playing the role of a quadriplegic billionaire in The Upside, seems at least open to have the debate about where the line is between what you can and […]

In this panel, three agents will discuss how they work with their authors, what they do to support their books up to and beyond publication, how to submit to agents, and top tips for finding the best agent (and publisher) for you. Bring all your questions and we’ll do our best to answer as many […]

As Bristol’s third City Poet, Caleb Parkin has written and performed poems for a wide range of organisations and occasions including: the 2022 Jubilee, two State of the City Addresses, Bristol Remembers (the first anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown), the Museum of the Moon at Bristol Cathedral and Bristol Zoo Gardens. He has run […]

Our series of events in 2021 on democracy and freedom of expression.

It has helped me formulate ideas, create a bank of memories, forge friendships and develop philosophies. It has provided inspirations that have illuminated my world and given me a new language with which to interpret it. My treasured cinematic moments have taught me about feelings and made dreams come true. Writing has given me the […]

He was visiting the Bath Photographic Society, which he had helped to found and to which he made it his custom to present his latest discoveries. Today’s was a bit of a stunner. It was well-known that he had been working on a moving picture camera with the help of Mortimer Evans, but this was […]