As an actor, I know the value of culture. As West Yorkshire’s mayor, I’ll use it to enrich lives and provide jobs | Tracy Brabin

Westminster funding cuts could cause cultural deprivation, but I have a plan to nurture talent and boost employmentTracy Brabin is mayor of West YorkshireI grew up in a council flat in Batley, West Yorkshire, on free school meals. I was the first in my family to go to university and the first to forge a career in the arts. As a result, I know the power of access and the dispiriting effect of exclusion.Sadly, the Conservative government doesn’t seem to agree. Access to the arts and the crea