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Dave O’Brien

Dave O’Brien is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries at The School of Arts, Languages and Cultures at The University of Manchester, and author of Culture is Bad for You.

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Publishing’s Class Problem

When you’re a child, your social class doesn’t determine how good you are at reading and writing. Yet half of our published writers are from middle-class backgrounds, and only 10 per cent are working class. Why?