Anyone who cares about culture should argue for a second vote on Brexit, as museums and galleries face untold devastation, argues Bob and Roberta Smith.
Before we vote in June’s election we must consider what kind of culture we want to live in. I woke up recently to the voice of historian David Starkey telling radio listeners that there was no reason to fear Brexit because “we have been here before when Henry VIII split from Rome”. What Starkey omitted from this Ladybird book version of British history is that that rupture with Rome led to the destruction of medieval... Keep reading on The Guardian
Before we vote in June’s election we must consider what kind of culture we want to live in. I woke up recently to the voice of historian David Starkey telling radio listeners that there was no reason to fear Brexit because “we have been here before when Henry VIII split from Rome”. What Starkey omitted from this Ladybird book version of British history is that that rupture with Rome led to the destruction of medieval... Keep reading on The Guardian