Sian Berry proposes £10k a year payment for 1,000 young Londoners to enter arts
Green Party of England and Wales co-leader Sian Berry has pledged to pilot a new financial support scheme for young Londoners if elected Mayor of London in May. The scheme…
With culture in crisis, workers like me are paying the price
Last month, executives at Southbank Centre told me and my colleagues that at least 365 jobs - including my own - were at risk of redundancy. After weeks of uncertainty…
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Tate workers rally against redundancies
PCS members outside the Tate Modern, image credit via PCS Tate United. On the 27th July, workers and supporters gathered outside of the Tate Modern for a socially-distanced demonstration. With…
Amelia Womack leads campaign for universal basic income to support arts workers
Green Party of England and Wales deputy leader Amelia Womack this week wrote to chancellor Rishi Sunak demanding the introduction of a universal basic income to support arts workers. A…
We need a real “roadmap” for proper support to the arts sector
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden’s so-called ‘roadmap’ to re-open English theatres has been widely criticised by many bodies within the cultural sector for its distinct lack of detail and ambition. The…
The government’s bailout won’t save the arts sector
I - like many theatre workers - welcomed the news of £ billion for the artistic sector. But several days hence it is becoming painfully apparent that this will not…
Greens must fight to stop the theatre industry dying before our eyes
Sonia Friedman recently warned that British theatre is on the “Brink of total collapse”. She’s right, our biggest cultural institutions will run out of money by September. The National Theatre,…
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Prison reform and the arts: to re, or not to re?
Image of a pensive skeleton in front of the words 'To be or not to be'; From losminos on flickr I recently watched a fascinating video on Facebook. In it…
Playing with politics: how the arts can help engage
A golden mask, by 'poropitia outside the box' on flickr Part of Bright Green’s new political engagement series “The arts are inherently political” is a phrase I heard a…
Cardiff Without Culture? Welsh capital fears decimation of Council arts budget
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. Photo: Wikimedia. As the old train of austerity trundles through the UK without a care for what lies in its path we see culture being railed…