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No method in this madness
IdeasTap provides training, mentoring, extensive job listings to help young people enter the arts and creative industries – all this will end if the government does not step in. FAYE LIPSON reports
The left has become too reliant on persuasion and too detached from the workplaces and communities it seeks to represent, argues NICK TROY
The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has had far-reaching consequences, including a boost to Pakistan’s regional standing, argues ROGER McKENZIE
The recent heatwaves revealed how ill-prepared Britain remains for a hotter future – and how unequal the ability to cope with it has become, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
The drive to strengthen European defence is reshaping relations between France, Germany, Italy and Britain, says NICK WRIGHT
The UN blames gangs for Haiti’s turmoil, while ignoring decades of foreign intervention and support for an unelected government that lie at the heart of the country’s continuing crisis, says RUBEN BRETT
NEWS that IdeasTap is closing due to a lack of funding comes as a deep blow — both to its 200,000 members and to the social and cultural architecture of Britain.
The arts charity, aimed at “young, creative people at the start of their careers,” gave hope of fulfilling and creative work to a generation that came of age in the midst of roiling financial crisis.
IdeasTap provides training, mentoring, extensive job listings and hard cash to help young people enter the arts and creative industries. Its help is speedy and tangible, and many will have personal stories of careers made with the assistance of this organisation. This is my own story.
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