13 May 2013

Labour have responded to the Queen's Speech that was given on Wednesday 8 May as well as produced a short background briefing setting out their points in more detail which you can read here.

26 April 2013

The 2013 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography will be awarded to Anne Somerset for Queen Anne (Harper Press).

Updated: 18 April 2013

Yesterday (17 April) the Government voted against reform that would put limits on companies’ abilities to sue people for libel. It is deeply disappointing that the Defamation Bill now doesn’t do anything to stop companies using the laws to threaten citizen critics.

16 April 2013

For three consecutive decades, Granta has foreseen the brilliant careers of the British literary scene, showcasing an array of talent that included Martin Amis, Pat Barker, Julian Barnes, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Rose Tremain, Alan Hollinghurst, A.L. Kennedy, Will Self, Helen Simpson, Jeanette Winterson, David Mitchell and Zadie Smith. Details have been announced of their fourth list, a collection of twenty writers, who they consider to be the future of literature in Britain. It is fantastic to see so many Society of Authors prizewinners and judges represented in the list.