The finest take down of the institution of monarchy and "class" and the grasping, greedy, venal, entitled, and very stupid people it enables that you will read today or any day.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Can't help thinking what a woman Martha Mills would have become with @meropemills.bsky.social and @paullaity.bsky.social for parents.
Paul Laity
Otto English
Esther Addley
So many lies. Such entitlement.
www.thetimes.com/article/dc5e...
Nuria’s mother, Smera Chohan, told the BBC: “I really want to understand why I have been treated so cruelly, unfairly and in an inhumane way. I would like the keepers of law, of the system, to come and tell me.”
“I am not asking for any favouritism, or any sympathy. I’m just saying ‘do it right’.”
This pretty much says it all. Thanks to the brilliant @estheraddley.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Defensiveness and the instinct to minimise error with no real consideration for patients and families is the prevailing culture in the NHS. Will anyone begin a serious debate about accountability?
Calling all young UK writers aged 11-14. Great prizes, and a chance to have your writing published. www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...
A reminder to parents and English teachers . . . the deadline for this year's prize is 26 June. Previous judges have included Katherine Rundell and Philip Pullman. This year it's Michael Rosen. 500 words on 'An Unlikely Friend'. Get writing! www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...
This is an astonishingly successful public policy reform, and so heartening. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Paul Laity
Paul Laity
Paul Laity
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The London Review Bookshop is proud to announce the fourth year of the Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize. Inspired by the curiosity and imagination of Martha Mills, the…
The London Review Bookshop is proud to announce the fourth year of the Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize. Inspired by the curiosity and imagination of Martha Mills, the…
