A personal reminiscence by Dick Leonard
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JASON BROCK: George Orwell’s relationship with the left was a complicated one – and it is still throwing up questions today.
A political earthquake. That’s the metaphor that stuck. New fault lines tore up the most powerful country on the planet on November 8, as the institutions of the left crumpled and collapsed. Millions of Democrats are still confusedly picking amongst...
The last time the government took a holistic look at the arts sector was in 1965 with the publication of the first ever culture white paper by Jennie Lee entitled ‘A Policy for the Arts, First Steps’. The paper sought...
One of the great political problems we face in modern times is what is often termed the ‘apathy’ of the electorate. According to UK Politcal Info, only 66.1% of those eligible to vote in 2015’s General Election actually turned out....
Here is a question I encounter all too often as Shadow Minister for Culture: how do you value a library?
There are a few ways of doing it. You can look at profit and loss: by that measure libraries, along with...