Irvine Welsh
'We're all members of the Stasi now': Irvine Welsh interviewed
The arts are everywhere under attack from those who claim offence, writes Nina Power. Irvine Welsh steps into the fray with a documentary on the new censorship
How I write
How do they do it? Among writers, the earnest audience member at a literary festival who asks, ‘Do you write…
Spirit of place: the landscape of myth and magic
We live in disenchanted times. We barely do God, most of us don’t do magic and frenzied consumerism occupies our…
What happened to the children who survived the Holocaust?
‘I call Zelma Cacik who may be living in London,’ says the announcer, in the clipped RP accent of the…
I watched Filth from behind my hands. It's ghastly and unpleasant, but what I saw of it was brilliant
People are generally saying Filth fully fulfils the promise of its title and is not for the faint of heart…
