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Actor Sam West and ConservativeHome website editor Mark Wallace discuss why artists tend to be on the left politically.

The majority of artists in the world of writing, painting, and comedy are generally thought of as being on the left politically, leaving modern artists Gilbert and George or the author PJ O'Rourke as rare exceptions.

In a Daily Politics film, Giles Dilnot spoke to actor Samuel West, who is the chair of the National Campaign for the Arts, and to ConservativeHome website editor Mark Wallace... Keep reading and watch the film on the BBC