New Deal or no New Deal
September 14, 2009 chrissiet 4 other publications
As recession deepens and an election beckons, politicians and political commentators in the UK have been falling over each other in their eagerness to embrace the concept of the New Deal. Commendable as this may be, I believe we need to take a step back, and re-examine Roosevelt's initiative in the context of political and social realities. To start with Roosevelt was elected on a platform of radical reform. Driven by a desire to create a more equal society - where "social values" were placed above those of the "self seekers, he wanted US citizens to find their happiness, not "in the mere possession of money...but in the thrill of creative effort." . This article re-visits the idea of a UK New Deal for the Arts in that context.
As recession deepens and an election beckons, politicians and political commentators in the UK have been falling over each other in their eagerness to embrace the concept of t...
