To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
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A manifesto for making change
SYLVIA HIKINS welcomes a brilliant book that should be compulsory reading for all MPs
TIRED OF WAITING: Campaigners gather on Fistral Beach, Newquay on National Day of Action on Sewage Pollution one of 12 simultaneous protests against the UK's water companies on April 23 2022
If you can see past the relentless commodification you will be rewarded by enormously powerful work, suggests JENNY MITCHELL
CHRIS SEARLE revels in the one-off collaboration between an American polymath and a British Muslim, and detects the presence of their revolutionary forebear
GORDON PARSONS revels in an ebullient production of Shakespeare’s magical comedy
BRENT CUTLER welcomes a thoughtful analysis of the Erdogan regime, viewed through the evolving history of a neighbourhood in Istanbul
GORDON PARSONS regrets the price, but is dazzled by an outstandingly ambitious study of the way art restoration in particular, and culture in general was weaponised by the Nazis
Act Now – A Vision for A Better Future and A New Social Contract
Common Sense Policy Group
Manchester University Press, £9.99
WHAT an incredibly timely book this is. The authors, featuring Kate Pickett, Richard Wilkinson and Danny Dorling, are a collective of leading figures from academia, politics and industry who share a common belief in the need for pragmatic reform to end our crisis.
It has become patently obvious that we cannot go on as we are, perpetuating an era of decline for many people, with politicians from all perspectives responding inadequately to the genuine needs of Britain’s population. Forget tinkering around the edges. Now is time for real change and to rebuild from the ground up, not just by reigniting the economy but reforming the whole structure of society.
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