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Bob and Roberta Smith sets out an election manifesto to take on Michael Gove in his Surrey Heath constituency.

The 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 stand as an independent candidate in Surrey Heath, the constituency for which Gove is currently a member of parliament, in next year’s general election... Keep reading on The Guardian