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Episode 2: What Labour's landslide victory might mean for the arts
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Episode 2: What Labour's landslide victory might mean for the arts

Artist Rachel Jordan talks to some artist friends about their expectations and anxieties under the new Government.

Art critic, JJ Charlesworth, leads a conversation with special guests about the Labour Party policies outlined in their document Creating Growth, which asserts that ‘people make art, policies don’t’ — but is this just a cop out from giving the arts needed support?

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Arts First
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Arts First challenges the contemporary view of the arts as tools for social change; highlights how freedom of expression is compromised by political activism and institutional cowardice; explores what is unique and special about the arts; and celebrates new artistic achievement and courage in the face of today’s challenges. Arts First is produced by the Academy of Ideas Arts. and Society Forum.