Labour wants to create opportunities for all. Can its education pledges narrow the divide?
‘Absolute outrage’: arts in state schools must be a priority for next government, say theatre leaders
March 2024
I’ve never heard a Labour leader speak about the arts like Keir Starmer – now I hope words become action
Charlotte Higgins
Labour to promise ‘access to the arts’ to widen involvement in creative industries
February 2024
Other lives
Pauline Tambling obituary
Frank Bowling sells signed prints to buy art supplies for 100 schools
November 2023
Brief letters
The lost teddy that found its way home
Brief letters: Toy story | Fear of strangers | Arts in schools | Accurate apostrophes
July 2023
Leading actors and artists back Labour’s push for more creativity in schools
Exclusive: Grayson Perry and Olivia Colman lead group of creative figures supporting Keir Starmer’s plan to improve “human” skills
June 2023
‘Horrible’ disparity emerging in cultural education in schools, says V&A head
Labour accuses UK government of ‘stifling children’s creativity’
All children should have access to the arts, not just the middle class
Languages and creative arts losing favour with GCSE and A-level students
February 2023
Invest in arts subjects to protect our children’s futures
The Guardian view on arts education: a creativity crisis
October 2021
‘We want dignity’: the vanishing craft of Kashmir’s papier-mache artists
Award-winning artist Maqbool Jan is one of a handful still practising the ancient artform, but without government help he fears it could be lost
August 2021
Readers chip in to pay dance school fees for ballerina with autism
‘The hypocrisy is nauseating’: Wes Streeting on state school arts cuts
July 2021
‘Creativity crisis’ in schools is a threat to everyone
‘Creativity crisis’ looms for English schools due to arts cuts, says Labour
May 2021
Black lives
Rikki Beadle-Blair: the brilliant stage and screen writer who should be a household name
He has brought Black, gay and working-class experiences to a massive audience – as writer and director of countless plays and films, and creator of the pioneering TV show Metrosexuality
