Because I am involved in humankind
A little over 30 years ago—in May 1989 to be exact—the Communist authorities in Hungary began to dismantle the barbed
5 The U.S. in the 1970s: CETA
This post is part of a series of conversations I held with Arlene Goldbard about public employment programmes and the
4 The U.K. in the 1940s: ENSA and CEMA
This post is part of a series of conversations I held with Arlene Goldbard about public employment programmes and the
3 The U.S. in the 1930s: The WPA
This post is part of a series of conversations I held with Arlene Goldbard about public employment programmes and the
2 What values shape our thinking?
This post is part of a series of conversations I held with Arlene Goldbard about public employment programmes and the
1 Who cares about an old employment programme?
Gentlemen, he said […] Eden is burning, either brace yourself for elimination / Or else your hearts must have the
A conversation about public employment programmes and the arts
During the summer, Arlene Goldbard and I have been talking regularly about shared concerns, including the catastrophic effect of the
The importance of community, Part 2
It’s a rare thing, but I have been in a cinema when the audience has applauded as the credits roll.
The Importance of Community, Part 1
It’s been almost two months since the last post on this site, a silence that may be accounted for by
A Citizens’ Assembly on Culture
[Everyone] has something to say about how they experience culture and what they now expect of it. There is an
Clinging on in a tsunami: the arts and mental health
Since the beginning of 2020, the Baring Foundation has focused its arts support on the needs of people with metal
