MIKE QUILL reports on a lively conference in Barnsley that took stock of working-class access to culture and proposed strategies to embed culture within the trade union movement

MIKE QUILLE relishes political theatre at its most entertaining, engaging and effective

MIKE QUILLE is impressed by the rigorous Marxist approach to be found in a new book on the dialectics of art

ADAM THERON-LEE RENSCH talks to Mike Quille about what it is to be a working-class writer in the US and patronising perceptions of class that abound left, right and centre

Labour’s manifesto proposals for broadening access to culture are initiatives which will enhance the lives of millions, says MIKE QUILLE

An outstandingly original film addresses burning issues of class conflict head on, says MIKE QUILLE

Radical 'film-poem' project backing a Labour election victory needs financial support

MIKE QUILLE recommends an exhibition of Chris Killip’s stunning images of shipbuilding on the Tyne and its ultimate demise

ROLAND BOER talks to Mike Quille about the season for giving and sharing

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The untold stories by those marginalised and ignored by austerity in Invisible Britain are inspirational, says MIKE QUILLE

Artists THERESA EASTON and MARTIN GOLLAN tell Mike Quille why they helped organise OtherGEN, The Other Great Exhibition of the North

Labour must make a radical commitment to widespread cultural democracy in its next election manifesto, says MIKE QUILLE

MIKE QUILLE argues the case for a radical shift away from the few to the many in funding and support for the arts, recreation and the media

MIKE QUILLE reports on an inspiring Teesside International Poetry Festival

MIKE QUILLE has some ideas about how to bring about radical cultural change

The impact of the 1917 revolution on global culture is as strong as ever, says MIKE QUILLE