Commons select committee members: Full list of Labour MPs picked for roles
Labour MPs are selecting their party’s representatives on parliamentary select committees this week. Members of committees, which usually…
Culture
Watch Keir Starmer speech today on civil society, crime and Tory war on ‘woke’
Keir Starmer has accused the Tories of “waging a war on the proud spirit of service in this…
Young Fabians suspend members, review culture and halt events over complaint
The Fabian Society has launched a review of the Young Fabians and suspended its in-person activities, elections and…
By devolving the arts, Labour can offer a powerful alternative to Tory tokenism
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden last week provoked a new front in the ‘culture war’, proposing that national arts,…
Caroline Flack’s death “should be a wake-up call” for government, Labour says
Labour’s spokesperson on culture has said that the death of English television presenter Caroline Flack “should be a…
Kevin Brennan: The Tories face a creative test in Wednesday’s Budget
This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget on Wednesday. The creative…
Selina Todd: Four new bank holidays will start Labour’s transformation of how we work
One of the elements of Labour’s 2017 manifesto that made me cheer was the pledge to create four…
Time for a scene change: if you’re called Hugo or Crispin you’ll go further in the performing arts, warn Labour MPs
Labour must take action to put class at the centre of the debate about the arts and tackle…
Corbyn brings back Liam Byrne after two years on Labour’s backbenches
Former cabinet minister Liam Byrne has added his name to the growing number of formerly Corbynsceptic MPs who…
We will end austerity to boost creativity – Corbyn speech on cultural manifesto
This is the speech delivered Jeremy Corbyn today at the launch of the party’s culture manifesto in Hull. There…
