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diversity, coherence and ed vaizey’s “national cultural agenda”

Ed Vaizey’s recent speech on “cultural education” seems to suggest a near-future of cuts and centralization in arts funding.
First, there’s the repeated suggestion of “confusion and duplication,” a “blizzard of initiatives” that represent wasteful effort. Vaizey doesn’t actually provide any real support for that claim, but it’s the rhetorical basis for the call to spend [...]

Posted 19 February 2010 § culture § research ‡ Comments (4) °

reasons to distrust

It’s awkward timing that bloggers should start digging through David Cameron’s amnesiac record on LGBT issues at the moment when Attitude declares that he wants “gay love.” The attempt to bury a vote against same-sex adoption rights in 2002 as a procedural wrinkle demonstrates remarkable tone-deafness, given the Conservative party’s track record on queer issues: [...]

Posted 04 February 2010 § ‡ Comments Off °