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Ex-PM criticises sensitivity edit of author’s works – and also rejects sending Parthenon marbles to GreeceBoris Johnson has criticised a publisher’s rewriting of some language in Roald Dahl’s stories by reciting a song by the Oompa-Loompas.The former p…
Official figures show £9,982 was spent per 1,000 people on libraries by central and local government in England, Scotland and Wales last year, down from £11,970 the year beforeSpending on libraries in Britain has fallen by 17%, according to new statist…
Campaigners urge exam boards to diversify English literature set texts to challenge rising misogynyOnly 2% of GCSE students study a book written by a female author, according to research by campaigners who are urging exam boards to diversify their set …
Robert Burns Ellisland Trust proposes to turn Ellisland Farm in Dumfries and Galloway into visitor attractionA charity has revealed its plans to save a barn built by the Scottish poet Robert Burns where he wrote some of his most famous works, including…
Conversation with Francis Bacon emerges amid the row over updating controversial language in the children’s author’s booksOne of Roald Dahl’s best-known characters was the Enormous Crocodile, “a horrid greedy grumptious brute” who “wants to eat somethi…
Adler defends ‘courageous spaces to air opposing views’ as major sponsor and three Ukrainian writers pull out over comments from other invited authorsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Adelaide Writers’ Week di…
Series will be released alongside controversially amended versions to leave readers ‘free to choose which version they prefer’A collection of Roald Dahl’s books with unaltered text is to be published after a row over changes made to novels including Ch…
Speech during reception for queen consort’s online book club follows backlash against rewrites of Dahl’s booksCamilla, the Queen Consort, has urged authors to resist curbs on freedom of expression in an apparent reflection on the backlash against chang…
The Florida governor, considered to be a possible contender for the 2024 presidential race, is conciliatory toward the former presidentRon DeSantis has praised former US president Donald Trump for his “unique star power”, derision of the media as “the …
No 10 says ‘we shouldn’t gobblefunk’ with words, as Philip Pullman suggests work be left to go out of printRishi Sunak has intervened in the row over the rewriting of parts of Roald Dahl’s books to remove language deemed inappropriate, portraying it as…