I want to thank all the members who voted and participated in BECTU’s elections, those that put their names forward for any of the positions and those that worked for them. Democracy – and members willing to give time and energy to the union – are what sustain and build BECTU. It is a great privilege to be elected President, and one that I am very proud of. We are a union of some wild, wonderful and diverse members and I want to meet and attend as many divisional and other meetings as I can to hear your ideas for BECTU over my term. Read more »

I’m pleased to see that the great and the good are arguing the importance of the arts to our economy in Cultural Capital in the UK, a Manifesto for the Future launched yesterday (25 March 2010) in London by an alliance of arts leaders from the Arts Council, British Museum and National Theatre. Read more »