Writing for The Conversation, Adam Behr discusses the impact Andy Burnham, as new Prime Minister, could have for the arts.

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It seems hopeful at least that the new prime minister does not have to be persuaded of the value of the arts and culture.

It seems hopeful at least that the new prime minister does not have to be persuaded of the value of the arts and culture.

Songs about fathers and fatherhood range in tone from joy and and celebration to absence, tension and grief.

Songs about fathers and fatherhood range in tone from joy and and celebration to absence, tension and grief.

The Sex Pistols’ trajectory eventually resembled that of many rock acts they had ostensibly sought to disrupt.

The Sex Pistols’ trajectory eventually resembled that of many rock acts they had ostensibly sought to disrupt.

The cuts are a sign of how exposed even our best-known cultural institutions have become.

The cuts are a sign of how exposed even our best-known cultural institutions have become.

The cuts are a sign of how exposed even our best-known cultural institutions have become.

The singer’s song about the killings in Minneapolis translates private loss into a collective experience rapidly shared through social media.

The singer’s song about the killings in Minneapolis translates private loss into a collective experience rapidly shared through social media.

While many cultural leaders have applauded the move, others are more critical.

While many cultural leaders have applauded the move, others are more critical.

Tony Livesey with late night conversation and in-depth interviews.

Sly Stone and his band synthesised disparate strands of American popular music, tracking the musical and social shifts as the 1960s wore into the 1970s.

Sly Stone and his band synthesised disparate strands of American popular music, tracking the musical and social shifts as the 1960s wore into the 1970s.

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There has been a sea change in arts funding with the idea of intrinsic worth replaced by economic potential.

There has been a sea change in arts funding with the idea of intrinsic worth replaced by economic potential.

There has been a sea change in arts funding with the idea of intrinsic worth replaced by economic potential.

There has been a sea change in arts funding with the idea of intrinsic worth replaced by economic potential.