Books Hilary Mantel: “The writer occupies both past and present. She is never absent from the story” In the novelist’s final published work, she considered the “creative friction” behind her Wolf Hall trilogy. By Hilary Mantel
Can we stop the government criminalising protest? With Jodie Beck of Liberty The Public Order Bill is a worrying assault on basic freedoms. By Adrian Bradley, Rachel Cunliffe and NS Podcasts
Hilary Mantel: The Tories will never confess to their social wrecking agenda. Labour should make them Leavers didn't vote for a malfunctioning, degraded state, but it’s what they’ve got. By Hilary Mantel