Ben Cooper
Action is needed to ensure our arts and cultural organisations do not become the victims of austerity
With austerity potentially on the horizon, arts and culture organisations must not be the victims of Liz Truss’s failed economic experiment and a misguided austerity response to it.
For thousands of young people from low income families, access to a broad and balanced curriculum is increasingly limited – especially for music.
'Between 2012 and 2016, the proportion of schools offering music to all students in year nine fell from 84 per cent to 67 per cent'
Too many disabled people lack the social care support they need to thrive. A National Care Service must change that
'For all the progress our country has made, largely under Labour governments, there are still too many disabled people of all ages who are locked out of everyday life'
Progressive parties must connect with older voters if they want to break the Tories’ grip on power
'If progressive parties want to remove the Conservatives from power at the next election, they have to challenge their electoral dominance amongst this voter group.'
We should ensure every young person can access high quality music education
'Too often, schools are charging young people for teaching and instrument hire that, in many cases, is necessary for the national curriculum or required to pass GCSE and A-level music'.
In the middle of a cost of living crisis, the government is stripping support away from disabled people
New polling from the charity Leonard Cheshire found that a third of disabled adults – more than 2.8 million people – had less than £50 per week to pay for food and other essentials.