Arts for Us All
The Fabian Society’s Arts and Creative Industries unit was set up in November 2023 to develop bold new ideas for culture policy inspired by progressive values. This pamphlet draws together some of the unit’s most innovative and influential ideas, from a ‘new deal’ for libraries to a progressive tourism charge.
The proposals, including several that helped inform Labour’s Sector Plan for the Arts and the Creative Industries and its election manifesto, are shaped by the belief that the arts have an essential role to play in the new government’s project of national renewal and in the delivery of its five core missions. Along with health, education and technology, the authors argue, the arts are one of the cornerstones of a fair and flourishing society and an open, dynamic and innovative nation – not to mention remarkably powerful engines of economic growth and regeneration, transforming the everyday lives and fortunes of places and people.
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This edition of the Fabian Review takes a deep dive into Labour's historic election victory, featuring Paula Surridge, Colm Murphy and Fraser McMillan. In an arts and culture special, Alison Cole, James Graham, Antony Gormley, Paul Richards and Josette Bushell-Mingo set out what Labour can do to help our creative sector flourish. Elsewhere, Alex Sobel MP advocates for the creation of a Black Sea expeditionary force and Rachael Saunders makes the case for enforcing high ethical standards in the private sector.
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