Shadow culture minister calls for fewer Eddie Redmaynes and James Blunts and more Albert Finneys and Glenda Jacksons James Blunt attacks ‘classist gimp’ Chris Bryant over diversity comments The arts world must address the dominance of performers like Eddie Redmayne,James Blunt and their ilk who reach from privileged backgrounds, according to Labour’s new shadow culture minister.
In his first interview in the job, and Chris Bryant said one of his priorities if he became a minister would be to encourage diversity and fairer funding in the arts. In specific,he suggested that Labour would try to address a “cultural drought” afflicting areas external London and the south-east because of lower funding, as well as encouraging the arts world to hire people from a variety of backgrounds.
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Source: theguardian.com