🚨 We want to give everyone across the world of culture, media and sport the chance to tell us what themes or sectors we should look into as part of our new inquiry: State of Play If you believe you know what we should be examining, get in touch via our form below 👇

CMS Committee wants to know what sectors across culture, media and sport it should look at:

A NB Critical Theory 📚 xmas special! Neil Atkinson from The Anfield Wrap chatting about the superb "Transformer: Klopp, the Revolution of a Club and Culture" newbooksnetwork.com/transformer

Today we play Leicester City at #Anfield. FANS SUPPORTING FOODBANKS #RightToFood will be there, 3hrs before kick-off to collect donations for Fans Supporting Foodbank Mobile Pantries. You can donate at: ⚽️FANS SUPPORTING FOODBANKS #RightToFood at Flagpole Corner ⚽️Liverpool FC Retail Store ⚽️Homebaked Bakery #YNWA Liverpool FC Liverpool FC Help LFC Foundation

Good morning and Merry Christmas from all at Homebaked Bakery! Open before kick-off today for Liverpool FC vs Leicester City at Anfield. Massive game for the Reds at an awkward time for us on a Boxing Day (thanks Premier League) Come & #BuyLocal and make it worth our while being open❤️🙏

A la UOC Arts Humanitats tenim un blog molt interessant. Aquest any els articles sobre cultura i desigualtats estan entre els més llegits ;)

Sean Yates ran seven marathons in seven days in memory of his dad, and to raise money for @ZoesPlaceLiv 👏 Zoe’s Place provides crucial care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. He's raised over £6,000 so far! Donate here 👉 justgiving.com/page/sean-yate…

Some Winterval listening! Dr Rebecca Ball talks to NB Critical Theory 📚 about the brilliant “A Hundred English Working-Class Lives, 1900-1945” newbooksnetwork.com/a-hundred-engl…

Listen! Ben Highmore talks to NB Critical Theory 📚 about the fascinating “Playgrounds: The experimental years” newbooksnetwork.com/playgrounds

Enjoyed taking part in my first ever podcast with Dave O'Brien as part of his NB Critical Theory 📚 series! Listen now to hear about my recent book (A Hundred English Working-Class Lives, 1900-1945)!

Missed it pre-festive break but well worth your time. ‘A Class Act: Transforming socio-economic diversity in the creative industries’ by Erica Holt-White, Dave O'Brien Dr Orian Brook mark taylor commissioned by The Sutton Trust “Our sectors have a problem…” suttontrust.com/our-research/a…

Gonna be another cold one !!! If you are heading to Anfield for tomorrow's Cup tie we will on e again be hosting a Foodbank collection. The usual suspects, well wrapped up will welcome all donations #RightToFood #LFC

Today we play Accrington Stanley at #Anfield. FANS SUPPORTING FOODBANKS #RightToFood will be there, 3hrs before kick-off to collect donations for Fans Supporting Foodbank Mobile Pantries. You can donate at: ⚽️ FANS SUPPORTING FOODBANKS #RightToFood at Flagpole Corner ⚽️Liverpool FC Retail Store ⚽️ Homebaked Bakery Liverpool FC Liverpool FC Help LFC Foundation

New paper in MCS Journal "Where are the working class in the British film industry? Data from the British Film Institute" by Peter Campbell mark taylor Danny Leigh & me journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…

UK’s TV workers exposed to ‘illegal or barely legal’ conditions and traumatic content | Television industry | The Guardian theguardian.com/media/2025/jan…

Important research was released last week on working conditions within post production. Please read this article, share and make sure it gets to the people who need to see it. link to the full report is in the replies. Proud to have consulted on this. theguardian.com/media/2025/jan…

Our new research on #Internships today has some shocking findings on access to internships and pay. Crazy that in this day and age many interns aren't being paid for their important work! Take a look at our findings 👇

New paper! "The Parenthood Penalty in Creative Occupations: How the Covid-19 Pandemic Made Existing Inequalities Worse" by Tal Feder Rebecca Florisson mark taylor Siobhan McAndrew and me journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

IN NEW ISSUE: How does class origin shape the political outlook of Britain's MPs? Vladimir Bortun, Aaron Reeves & Sam Friedman find it may have bigger impact than educational or occupational background. OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/zCnlACB Political Studies Association @SAGECQPolitics