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Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn theguardian.com/culture/2025/f…

Good advice from William Hague on Laura Kuenssberg that the government will have to invest more in higher education if it wants a strong economy alongside an acknowledgment that tuition fees are already disproportionately high

ICYMI: Researcher Susan Oman spent two years embedded within Department for Culture, Media and Sport on a policy fellowship. Here they explain why the resultant digital policy recommendations depend on shared understanding Susan Oman buff.ly/3QoZkUD

The Guardian view on Labour arts policy: time to make history again theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Gorgeous to see Reform in a death spiral

Tom Wright has been named the new artistic director of Leeds Playhouse, with former executive director Shawab Iqbal promoted to sole chief executive 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/appointme…

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Reform UK candidate who praised Hitler and Assad put in charge of vetting theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

JD Vance is the most disliked new Vice President in polling history. -Washington Monthly

ICYMI: There was a 3.4% increase on visitor numbers in 2024 compared with 2023 but the figure remains 8.8% down on the 169.7 million recorded in 2019, the last year unaffected by the Covid pandemic buff.ly/Bryexcq

European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

In pictures: Eid celebrations around the world bbc.in/3XCOpuC

Super interesting. Norway has 17 billionaires. The UK has a population 12X larger and yet it has...55 billionaires. Yet Norway has a higher rate of tax and has a wealth tax. Its higher rate of capital gains tax is also much higher (its equalised with dividends). 1/2

I won’t travel to the States… my freedom of speech will get me into trouble…

Tells you all you need to know about this busted flush - a new low theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

A new low - utter depravity theguardian.com/world/2025/apr…

The Economist estimates that the annual costs of Reform UK’s manifesto would be around £200bn and savings around £100bn. The gap would amount to a colossal fiscal shock, blowing up the deficit and straining the gilt market to its limit economist.com/britain/2025/0…

Rumours continue to abound that Department for Culture, Media and Sport is for the chop. I asked Minister Chris Bryant to silence the gossip & show these sectors government values their phenomenal contribution to our economy, society & global reputation. They must continue to have a seat at the Cabinet table.

Indeed theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Precisely theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…