Policy
Creative Industries boom in UK (but that was before Brexit)
Creative industries have bucked the trend in Britain’s depressed economy and the Government claims the success will survive Brexit. Artists…
What Brexit means for culture
UK artists and arts organisations fear they will be losers following Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Jeanette Winterson on why we need the imaginative life
The arts aren’t a luxury activity. They are central to life. Art is the part of us that is met,…
Exploitation is at the core of the arts industry
We have reached Year Zero, a point where cultural policy and infrastructure no longer serves the interests of the arts,…
Survival should never be the aim
Lisa Havilah explains why cultural institutions should be radical and participatory, and shares her secrets to success.
Exposing the creative industries fallacy
The idea of creative industries is based on an economy that has no way to count the things that matter.
Jedi art warriors could save our society
The arts may contain the answer to a failing society but only if we stop buying in to the dominant…
Landmark study measures healthy dose of the arts
You know you should have half an hour’s exercise five times a week to be physically fit. But how much…
Dinner party answers every arts believer needs
Arm yourself with smart comebacks to the people who insist on telling you arts funding is a waste of money.
What's STEM without the flower?
Education’s hottest topic is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) while the subjects that teach us human values are undervalued.