The Royal Society of Literature has failed us
As a former chair of the RSL, it is sad to see its mission being undermined by a new censoriousness.
ByCulture wars are ideological clashes surrounding cultural and social beliefs between groups, generally divided across the socially conservative and liberal line. The term derives from the German Kulturkampf (‘culture struggle’), referring to the clashes between the Catholic Church and Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in the late nineteenth century. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on culture wars here.
As a former chair of the RSL, it is sad to see its mission being undermined by a new censoriousness.
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