8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (375+ words) For writers outside London, getting a first novel published is full of obstacles Publishing is an industry famously built on networks. A typical publishing journey might look like this: author is introduced to agent, agent introduces their work to an…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (310+ words) Dame Patricia Routledge showed us, with exquisite wit and humanity, that behind every act of pretension lies a plea for acceptance Dame Patricia Routledge's death this week has left many of us revisiting the manicured lawns and floral chaos of…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (725+ words) My mum worked all hours and I was lazy and lonely. The middle-class children I hung out with at my comprehensive brought stability and set a bar for me IMPARTIAL NEWS + INTELLIGENT DEBATE I grew up poor, but had wealthy…...