Fabian Society also wants a ‘culture pass’ for children to help break the ‘class ceiling’ in the sector Everyone in Britain should be issued with a “universal library card” and children should spend 10% of their school time on arts activities, according to a new report. The Fabian Society’s Arts For Us All calls for Keir Starmer’s government to remove the “class ceiling” by democratising access to the arts in schools and ensure culture is a prominent feature of its “ decade of economic renewal ”. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/9IqcPLY via IFTTT
Meanwhile strong winds and heavy rain cause flooding in western Europe and at least one death
Extreme cold and snowstorms have disrupted transportation and closed schools in Scandinavia while strong winds and heavy rain in western Europe have caused flooding and at least one death.
Temperatures fell below -40C in the Nordic region for a second day in a row on Wednesday. In Kvikkjokk-Årrenjarka in Swedish Lapland, the mercury dropped to -43.6C, the lowest January temperature recorded in Sweden in 25 years, Sweden’s TT news agency reported.
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