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The Gift
The bus was empty but for one passenger who sat halfway down the seats on the lower deck. The woman was the man’s wife and the boy’s mother and she was leaving.
Beat the Sick
The Government’s Welfare Bill isn’t about disability. It’s about turning the sick into scapegoats for the UK’s financial failures.
I’m a Leaseholder Get Me Out of Here!
Buying a council house is supposed to give working-class people the rights and privileges of middle-class homeowners. But it doesn’t.
The Working Class Library Episode 3: Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Craig McLean joins us to consider the place of Irvine Welsh’s novel in our library.
An Introduction to Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Whatever you think about Trainspotting, 30 years after publications, it’s a book that deserves to be taken seriously.
The Working Class Library Episode 2: Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel
Louise Doughty joins us to consider the place of Hilary Mantel’s memoir in our library.
An Introduction to Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel
Her working-class background was overlooked, but the double-Booker winner said it determined how she saw the world.
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Akan: A New Space for Diverse Writers
Led by June Sarpong, a new imprint is making publishing more inclusive.
Jenny Knight’s in Ascendence
The award-winning working-class writer’s debut novel treats female desire and relationships with incredible honesty and originality. We caught up with her to talk sex, ambition – and the solace of gardening.
Extract: Wild Moon Rising by Jenny Knight
He was the son of a surgeon; as far from her council-house league as her touching the top of the netball ring. Yet it became evident, fast, the magnet pulled both ways.
Open Call for Submissions
Send us your ideas for stories you’d like to write for the Bee.
The Gift
The bus was empty but for one passenger who sat halfway down the seats on the lower deck. The woman was the man’s wife and the boy’s mother and she was leaving.
Beat the Sick
The Government’s Welfare Bill isn’t about disability. It’s about turning the sick into scapegoats for the UK’s financial failures.
When Girls Fight
When the lasses piled in in Noughties Scarborough, the motives were not always what they seemed.
I’m a Leaseholder Get Me Out of Here!
Buying a council house is supposed to give working-class people the rights and privileges of middle-class homeowners. But it doesn’t.
Don’t Kill Count Crabula!
For my Punjabi-Malaysian family, preparing food was an act of love. Although that love did not extend to crustaceans.
Tracksuits and Me
I still love them, but in Tesco they can bring no end of trouble.
In Search of The Perfect Mushroom Omelette
When she’s better, I’m finally going to make one for my mum.
Working Class? Congratulations, you’re a fashion accessory
In Wales, Nigel Farage is using nostalgia, work and class as weapons.
