What happens when citizens lead?
The room felt different. Not the usual museum-sector gathering, where the audience nods along to a vision set by senior leaders…
The room felt different. Not the usual museum-sector gathering, where the audience nods along to a vision set by senior leaders…
Blog – Last night I attended an event in Westminster called The Lords work in mysterious ways? which was about reforming the House of Lords. I thought I’d share some headlines…
Blog – how do we make big decisions? Transitioning from ‘group-led’ to ‘citizen-led’ decision-making
CHAPTER – this was an interview with Caridad Svich for her book “Toward a Future Theatre – Conversations during a Pandemic”
Blog – what should public funding for culture seek to achieve and who gets to set the strategy?
Sat 24th Oct 2020
Blog – how can we hear more and different voices about the future of funded culture?
Sat 23rd May 2020
Blog – looking at how Arts Council England’s investment could be used to directly fund 3,000 artists and 500 community venues
Sun 10th May 2020
CHAPTER – this is the fourth ‘scratch’ for a book called Everyday Uses for Creativity in Public Life – Feb 1st 2020
This is a story about my general election and the search for a different kind of democracy.
CHAPTER – this is the third ‘scratch’ of some text for a book I am writing called Everyday Uses for Creativity in Public Life – Dec 1st 2019
CHAPTER – this is the second ‘scratch’ chapter of a book I am writing called Everyday Uses for Creativity in Public Life – Nov 1st 2019
CHAPTER – this is the first ‘scratch’ chapter of a book I am writing. It’s working title is Everyday Uses for Creativity in Public Life – Oct 1st 2019
BLOG – about the picture we took outside Battersea Arts Centre
PRESENTATION – this was a TEDx talk in Wandsworth about learning through doing rather than listening to bloody talks
BLOG – reflecting on the fire at Grenfell Tower and making a commitment
ARTICLE – in preparation for a season of shows called Cash, Capitalism and Corporations this was a contribution to Run Riot
BLOG – a response in the days after the 2016 referendum about what Brexit means for culture
BLOG – about the visit of The Siege to Battersea Arts Centre in 2015
PRESENTATION – responding to the question “how can we be stronger together?” at Northern Stage in Edinburgh 2012