Britain should aggressively promote its cultural output to retain its role as a soft power superpower and shake off the impression it is intolerant of immigrants, writes Tolu Olarewaju.
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Art is a universal language and, to my mind at least, British art and culture represents the best in class – it’s hard to imagine the global artistic and cultural landscape without the contribution of Britain. English remains the lingua franca of the world and the medium through which a great deal of art and culture – especially literature and poetry – is expresse... Keep reading on The Conversation