CATHERINE STEEL relishes a compelling novel about Augustus’s right hand man, but misses the politics, the cultural shifts, and more detail about his restoration of Rome
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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
TONY BURKE speaks to JOEL McIVER, co-author of the biography of bluesman John Mayall
A misfit couple unhappily ever after, a dead man walking, dodgy journos, and trench art trucking
New releases from Javon Jackson, IZE Trio, and Mal Waldron Trio
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
EWAN CAMERON marvels at the impossible ambition, realised with dreamlike finesse of translating Italo Calvino to the stage
“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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