Political

In Real England Paul Kingsnorth asks what happens when the loss of traditional industries, local shops and small farms completes the bigger picture of a nation whose identity is begin eroded.

On this very day 20 years ago the Berlin Wall fell, unleashing new freedoms and new problems across Eastern Europe.

Do you have a skirt that you share with a friend or a jumper that has never been washed? Do you wear something that is made up of separate pieces that can be interchanged?

Watch the election results live, and join in discussion and debate with leading commentators, comics and political experts in an informal 'open salon' in the foyer of Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Raja Shehadeh's new book, A Rift in Time, is a historical memoir about the political struggles of his great uncle Najib - a man who dedicated his life to the freedom of the Palestinian people.

Amiri Baraka has been a leading figure over five decades in the evolution of the spoken word genre.

Adonis, one of the Arab world's best-known poets, and Yang Lian, a key figure in contemporary Chinese poetry based in London, discuss the themes of cultural 'insider' and 'outsider' in their work...

Owen Hatherley discusses his provocative new book, A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain, with Charles Holland, Director of Fat (Fashion Architecture Taste), Lynsey Hanley, author of...

Following the success of the 2010 sell-out Think Tank Clash we've invited the UK's leading think tanks including Demos, IPPR, ResPublica, Policy Exchange, Reform, the Fabian Society and others to...