Welcome to Palimpsest!

This site is for people who are looking for something a little more highbrow from their web browsing. We feature chat, reviews and debates on books, politics, films and music, and indeed anything else that might be interesting.

We have a Book Group and the current read is Tash Aw's The Harmony Silk Factory. We're still deciding what's coming next.

We showcase members' own work in the features section, have endless political debates in the Politics forum and have endless fun being as rude as possible in Palimpton Crescent, which is, well, you work it out.

Enjoy the site - you can browse some of the content by using the home page, or you can take a deep breath and plunge straight into the forums - to the heart of the debate!

Praise for Palimpsest:

"[It is] ... the People's [Palimpsest] - and that is how [it] will stay, how [it] will remain, in our minds and in our hearts forever" - Tony Blair MP

"[Palimpsest] - the greatest force for good in the world today" - Graham Greene

"[Palimpsest] - free at the point of use" - John Reid MP