Author and patron for torture-survivor charity criticises politicians for encouraging ‘mean spiritedness’
Julian Barnes has said Britain is a “bifurcated place nowadays” and accused politicians of encouraging “mean spiritedness”.
Barnes, who won the Booker prize in 2011 with The Sense of an Ending, has been a patron of Freedom from Torture – a charity which provides therapeutic care to survivors of torture who seek protection in the UK – for 25 years.
Author and patron for torture-survivor charity criticises politicians for encouraging ‘mean spiritedness’Julian Barnes has said Britain is a “bifurcated place nowadays” and accused politicians of encouraging “mean spiritedness”.Barnes, who won the Booker prize in 2011 with The Sense of an Ending, has been a patron of Freedom from Torture – a charity which provides therapeutic care to survivors of torture who seek protection in the UK – for 25 years. Continue reading…
