How would you describe politics right now? Bin fire? S***show? Beyond satire and wildly confusing? We can’t help with the first three, but the latter is possible to fix. Great political writing and thinking can, and does, change the world and the best of it will be showcased at the first Orwell Festival this week. It brings together Orwell Prize shortlisted writers, judges and special guests, online and in-person and across central London, to answer some of the most pressing questions in political writing and thinking today. Ahead of the festival, we asked guest speakers: if you could recommend one piece of political writing for today’s world, what would it be and why?
