The Prime Minister has just opened the door to a radical change to how we are governed, writes Anthony Barnett. Will he now walk through it?

The government’s position on the SEND consultation is “manufacturing consent” where none exists, and is an assault on democratic standards

We want to tell as many people as possible about the value of arts and culture, and its public investment. Social media is a great way of reaching LOADS of people - please keep the drum banging on you...

Films such as Frankenstein still use disability as shorthand for moral depravity. But human behaviour is far scarier than human appearance, says journalist Kathryn Bromwich

18 museums are in the running to be named the UK’s Best Family Friendly Museum.

The messaging that suggests poverty is caused by low aspiration and that disability is a choice could have come straight from the Conservatives’ playbook, writes Zoe Williams

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At long last, I can share the final table of contents for Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook (forthcoming from Anthology Editions…sometime…soon!)–a coffee table book …

President plans to fire board members and chair David Rubenstein to bring about ‘golden age in arts and culture’

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More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…

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