James Graham: “You can’t just put people on stage you agree with”

“I think we’ve lived through a chapter of our national life where we’ve all slightly lost faith in the country working for normal people,” says James Graham. “Whether that’s the trains, the health service, or the justice system, our institutions just feel overwhelmed. Times are really tough. And yet I’m an optimist. Because when youContinue reading “James Graham: “You can’t just put people on stage you agree with””

Jack Thorne: “My autism seemed to be an open secret to everyone but me”

Jack Thorne squirms slightly whenever someone describes him as ‘prolific’. “I always feel it talks to a lack of care,” says the man The Guardian once dubbed ‘the hardest-working writer in Britain’. “I don’t want to be the guy who, when someone asks for six bananas, says ‘I can give you 12 bananas.’ So that’s why I’mContinue reading “Jack Thorne: “My autism seemed to be an open secret to everyone but me””