UK-wide initiative launched to tackle marginalisation of working-class writers

New Writing North’s literary venture The Bee includes magazine and podcast, and is supported by Michael Sheen Writing and publishing in the UK is in crisis, with a growing marginalisation of working-class…
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/05/uk-wide-initiative-launched-to-tackle-marginalisation-of-working-class-writers

#Publishing #NorthofEngland #Classissues #Society #Books
@indieauthors

Work and money worries young people more than culture wars or climate, UK poll finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/31/work-and-money-worries-young-people-more-than-culture-wars-or-climate-uk-poll-finds #Youthunemployment #Climatecrisis #Unemployment #Youngpeople #Classissues #Socialmedia #Inequality #Politics #Society #UKnews #Gender

Sexual assault allegations seem to be a badge of honor in Trump’s America. Was #MeToo an epic failure? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/mar/30/metoo-movement-backlash-womens-rights-young-men #Trumpadministration ##MeToomovement #Sexualviolence #DonaldTrump #Classissues #TaranaBurke #SusanFaludi #AndrewTate #USpolitics #USeconomy #ElonMusk #Society #Gender #USnews #Women #Men

Trump and Musk have launched a new class war. In the UK, we must prepare to defend ourselves | George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/19/donald-trump-elon-musk-class-war-uk-us-oligarchies-democracy #USincomeinequality #VivekRamaswamy #DonaldTrump #Classissues #USpolitics #Inequality #Worldnews #ElonMusk #USnews

People with working-class accents more likely to be suspected of committing crimes https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jan/17/working-class-accents-crime-uk-stereotypes #NottinghamTrentUniversity #UniversityofCambridge #UKcriminaljustice #Highereducation #Classissues #Inequality #Education #Language #Scotland #Science #England #UKnews #London #Crime #Law

Republicans take aim at subsidies that help tens of millions of women https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/13/republicans-social-welfare-programs-aid-cuts #UShealthcare #Foodsecurity #Foodpoverty #Classissues #Republicans #Project2025 #USpolitics #Children #Medicaid #Poverty #Welfare #Society #Housing #USnews #Women

Marina Hyde on Sunak and class, my parachute failed at at 4,000ft, my gaming-addicted son, and a new approach to quitting smoking – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/audio/2024/jun/22/marina-hyde-on-rishi-sunak-my-parachute-failed-at-at-4000ft-my-gaming-addicted-son-new-approach-to-quitting-smoking-podcast #Generalelection2024 #Parentsandparenting #Health&wellbeing #Privateschools #Extremesports #Lifeandstyle #Classissues #RishiSunak #Smoking