Nearly two decades after leaving office, the former PM is still trumpeting the same futile militarism and failed free market dogmas. The question naturally arises: why does anyone still listen to him, says ANDREW MURRAY
‘Coronavirus has highlighted deep-seated problems in the arts industry’
The new leader of actors’ union Equity, PAUL FLEMING, talks to Will Stone about the impact of coronavirus on the performing arts, the union’s Four Pillars plan to aid recovery and the crisis of representation and equality in the world of culture
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Very modest growth in membership serves to underline the need for a change of recruiting strategies, posits NIGEL FLANAGAN
DIANE ABBOTT debunks claims made politicians drumming up support for an enhanced militarisation of the British economy
The Morning Star’s AGM tour comes at a critical moment for both the British left and the newspaper itself, as it battles political fragmentation and media industry upheaval. Editor BEN CHACKO issues a clarion call to readers to play their part in the coming period
The growing argument that welfare must be sacrificed for ‘security’ is built on nothing but myth, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Esmond Romilly horrified Britain’s Establishment by turning from privileged schoolboy to anti-fascist fighter, writes MAT COWARD
BRITAIN’S arts industry is in the midst of an “existential crisis.” So says Paul W Fleming, newly elected leader of actors’ union Equity.
The stark stats would certainly suggest so. A huge 40 per cent of Equity members haven’t been able to get financial help through the government’s coronavirus support packages, according to the union’s own figures.
More than a fifth have applied for universal credit and a similar number are either working outside the entertainment industry or are actively looking for other work.
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