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We must not let the ghouls in government take the arts away from us
The Tory slash-and-burn approach to the arts poses deathly threat to some of the most revered institutions in this country
Apartment House, at Cafe Oto, play Femenine by Julius Eastman
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CHRISTOPHER POLLARD explains how and why neoliberalism adopted the racist agenda common to the populist right of today
SYLVIA HIKINS recommends a sweeping survey of the world's biggest desert and the people who live there
GUILLERMO THOMAS is persuaded by a scathing critique of the Church of England and its embeddedness in imperialism
MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Materialists, Unmoored, Together, and Bambi: A Tale of Life in The Woods
TONY BURKE revels in the publication of previously unreleased tracks by the great US folksinger
GORDON PARSONS endures heavy rock punctuated by Shakespeare, and a delighted audience
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ON November 4, the Arts Council England announced which arts entities are welcomed to apply to the National Portfolio Organisations (NPO) programme.
For those unfamiliar with arts funding in Britain, or the significance of the NPO programme – the Arts Council England, Arts Council Wales and Creative Scotland have a support structure which grants “deserving” organisations sustained funding for a period of time longer than other funding streams.
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