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Trump’s weird obsession with the arts is part of the authoritarian playbook

His focus on the Kennedy Center fits a pattern. From Augustus to Stalin, strongmen have sought cultural control for their own ends, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

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Friday briefing: Will Labour’s £270m package make a difference to an ailing arts industry?

More importantly, how can we afford to pay for this initiative as well as the increased money Kier Starmer has pledged for defence?

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Trump chairing a major arts institution would be laughable if it weren’t so deeply troubling

Jokes about the president’s power grab at the Kennedy Center in Washington soon pale. This is a nakedly authoritarian move, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

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Time to commit to culture and the arts

Letters: Antony Barlow recalls an earlier Labour government’s policy and Linda Karlsen says education is the key, while Sue Jackson is concerned by humanities cuts at universities

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‘Worse than the 1980s’ – that’s the arts sector now. It’s not a good look for a Labour government

So many pre-election promises: but still a cultural malaise spreads from our schools to museums, galleries and theatres, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

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Why is Sophocles storming the West End? Because in our extreme times, his plays say the unsayable

The Greek tragedies ask unpalatable questions. That is why they’re enjoying a revival in 2025, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

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Great movies can play fast and loose with history. But not Gladiator II with its rhinos and cafe culture

It’s hard to know where to begin when presented with the full, lavish spread of historical inaccuracy offered by this sequel, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

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How do Ukrainians survive the traumatic guilt of war? For many, the answer is art

Whether the issue is shattered relationships or the ugly deaths of those who are fighting, these works give voice to often unspoken horrors, says Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

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Nandy wasn’t supposed to head up culture, but could her level-headed approach be just the ticket?

After the Tory years of underfunding, BBC-baiting and culture wars, nothing less than the soul of the nation is in the surprise new minister’s hands, says Charlotte Higgins

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Levelling up has failed in my home town of Stoke-on-Trent. For hope there, look to the arts

Projects across the Potteries are bringing energy and optimism to a city still reeling from decades of decline, says Guardian culture writer Charlotte Higgins

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The BBC, Ofcom and now the British Museum – why do the Tories keep interfering in cultural appointments?

No 10’s meddling is corrupting the integrity of public postings, and turning institutions into political pawns, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

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Arts funding must be at the centre of government plans

Letters: In response to Charlotte Higgins’s article on a collapse in arts funding Neil Mendoza says Arts Council England boosts cultural projects across the country; plus letters from Dr Alexis Bennett and Andrew Dailey

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Rejuvenating and protecting the arts requires creative thinking

Letters: The UK’s creative skills have never been in higher demand, writes James Purnell, while Gush Mundae says we can’t wait for Labour to fix things, and Dan Thompson takes inspiration from the New Deal

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Arts funding has collapsed under 14 years of Tory rule. Here are three ways Labour can fix it

When access to culture is downgraded, the arts are sidelined in schools and civic spaces are neglected, we all lose out, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

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I’ve never heard a Labour leader speak about the arts like Keir Starmer – now I hope words become action

He has signalled a return to old Labour values: that everyone, no matter their background, should have access to temples of high culture, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

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Don’t touch that dial: we like Radio 3 just the way it is

Letters: Readers air their concerns about proposed changes at the BBC station that were revealed by its controller, Sam Jackson

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Art shows the surreal reality of wartime Ukraine in a way the news never could

Reading a poem about the war may seem less instructive than watching the latest bulletins. I suspect the opposite is true, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

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The Zone of Interest invites us to face the Holocaust and ask: could we have done this?

Through an Auschwitz commandant’s family life, Jonathan Glazer’s chilling new film reminds us of the banality of evil, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

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We’ve all felt like ‘skint little people’ against the system – that’s why the Post Office drama broke our hearts

Faceless computers have replaced vengeful gods, But the rules of Greek tragedy still apply: the powerful can wreak havoc on human lives, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

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Culture clash: when the British Museum accepts funding from oil firms

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Charlotte Higgins about the management of the institution and sponsorship by BP

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Amid the grief and chaos of war, Ukraine’s young women fill my soul with hope

Kateryna, Sofia and Julia showed me how empathy underpins their society. Their small acts of care are what solidarity is made of, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

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I love the British Museum, but what I’ve learned about the depth of its crisis fills me with dread

First mass thefts, then fossil fuel sponsorship and claims of Soviet-style management. This is how an incredible institution lost its way, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

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The arts are heading into a doom loop

Letters: Alan Davey thinks less money, less certainty in funding, and hostility to ideas leads to less risk taking and new work. Susan Jones sets out how Labour should take action

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ancient gold treasures kept out of Putin’s grasp; ‘arsenal of the free world’; why Russia’s history is not Ukraine’s history

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Culture is not trivial, it’s about who we are. That’s why Labour needs a plan to save the arts

Music, theatre and art have been crushed by years of Tory cuts. They need to be nurtured again with purpose and with pride, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

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