A Writing Chance: Reflections on the class ceiling
Eleven new writers on the barriers that divide Britain today – and how to break them
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The spectre of Grenfell haunts my family’s area
Growing up in inner-city London, I know that the fire was a manifestation of decades of systemic contempt for the…
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I’m proud to be from Bradford – but it has cost me
I have a love-hate relationship with being northern.
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My dreams were deemed “unrealistic”. But your background shouldn’t determine your future
We all have aspirations. We must to reject the idea that certain opportunities are only for certain kinds of people.
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We don’t need “a way out” – we need ways in
I wrote in the silence, filled my children’s world with stories. But that was never “real writing” because people like me…
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In 1990s Scotland, our teachers taught us nothing we could relate to
Can you make a 16-year-old, fresh off a weekend of cheap stimulants and Dutch techno, sit down on Monday morning…
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A tale of two sisters and the eleven-plus
It was results day and the news was starting to sink in. I had passed my eleven-plus. My sister had…
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I don’t want to tick the box that says “Other. Please explain”
The government wants me to squeeze myself into a category, so it knows where I belong.
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