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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

Create ‘universal library card’ to democratise the arts, says UK thinktank

Bookshelves in the library of Highgate Literary and Scientific Institute, London, UK
The thinktank is launching its Arts For Us All initiative to promote access to the creative industries and culture. Photograph: Michael Heath/Alamy

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”.

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