Barcelona Shows Us The Way to Intercultural Cities
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Here in the UK we have a tendency to think we have nothing to learn from Europeans about diversity and multiculturalism. To my mind this is a great example of our complacency in this area.
Thanks to Comedia’s Phil Wood for pointing me in the direction of Barcelona’s new Intercultural Strategy. Their strategy is worth reading [...]
The Real Value of Public Art in Hard Times
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009The Arts world is holding its breath at the moment, expecting to have to take major cuts in order to support other areas of public expenditure during these hard economic times.
The Arts may well have to take their fair share of funding cuts for the common good, but it is true that that the arts [...]
In Praise of the Heart of Birmingham Health Trust
Saturday, November 17th, 2007Woke up this morning to a very misleading piece on the Today programme that featured a new initiative by the Heart of Birmingham Health Trust. The Trust’s new development programme for GPs was portrayed as ‘franchising’ - which always raised the subliminal image of Macdonalds.
The BMA (British Medical Association) were right in there criticising the [...]
