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You don’t get to work in the arts and support the monarchy

With a Royal garden party for the creative industries coming hot on the heels of cultural leaders’ participation in a trade mission to Saudi Arabia, Steven Hadley reflects on why the sector is happy to give legitimacy to imperialism and oppression. 

Steven Hadley
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In November 2023, following violent scenes in Dublin city centre, Irish singer-songwriter Imelda May penned a poem - You Don’t Get To Be Racist And Irish – in which she reflects on th...

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