In 2015 vote for creativity, not austerity | Bob and Roberta Smith

We need art more than ever in tough times. That’s why I’m standing against Michael Gove in next year’s electionThe remarks made by Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, last month about “the arts holding kids back” seem far more kneejerk than anything her predecessor Michael Gove said on creative education. But it was Gove who paved the way to erode confidence in the arts, and he remains the inspiration for my effort to better advocate the arts to government. This is why I intend to s