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Labour must make a radical commitment to widespread cultural democracy in its next election manifesto, says MIKE QUILLE
Shining example: Liverpool-based 20 Stories High are setting the pace in providing equal access to the arts for young people
PATRICK JONES recommends a vital anthology from Afghan and Iranian poets where the political and personal fuse into witness-bearing and manifesto-making
WILL STONE is impressed by Hania Rani who is already making a name for herself in the male-dominated world of modern classical music
MIK SABIERS enjoys the theatrical feminist six piece who have a lot of fun that the audience feeds off as the set rolls on
New releases from Ibex Band, Lucy Dacus, and Various Artists
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by characters so un-nuanced as to be unreal, a stereotypical plot and a conceptual vampire
WILL STONE appreciates an artist who can swerve from industrial noise to clubby trance pop without missing a step
“WE DESIRE to assure to our people full access to the great heritage of culture in this nation.”
Those words are from the Labour Party manifesto of 1945. But what does culture mean to us now and what should the next Labour manifesto say about it?
Culture matters to everyone. We all develop and flourish as social beings through engaging in cultural activities — sport, watching television and films, going to pubs and restaurants, listening to music, meeting together for religious or spiritual purposes and communicating using social media.
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