Three years after controversial speech in Brisbane, US author denounces cultural ‘control’, ‘obedience’ and ‘conformism’ Three years after vowing never to return to Australia, author Lionel Shriver says she stands by her controversial keynote speech at the Brisbane writers’ festival in 2016, calling identity politics “fascistic”.Sunday night marked the American...

The charity also spent a record £148m on conservation and restoration in 2018/19National Trust membership has climbed above 5.5 million in a record-breaking year for conservation spending.The charity announced in its annual report that its membership had increased in the past year by more than 300,000 to 5,600,000. It also...