Author: Guardian Staff

The issue of decolonizing the sculpture gallery in Liverpool’s Walker Art gallery has sparked a broader discussion in the UK about exhibiting art that challenges the country’s history of slavery and colonialism. However, a series of psychological studies have shown that implicitly held attitudes towards Black people can influence the viewing of paintings, indicating that… Continue reading How race influences our perception of art | Letter

The suggestion of Michael Heseltine, a former Conservative deputy prime minister, to abolish over 200 councils should not be followed, say co-authors Steve Leach and Colin Copus in response to an article by Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the opposition. Heseltine considers the current local authority structure “incompatible with a coherent, properly led, local partnership… Continue reading Much of Michael Heseltine’s advice to Angela Rayner is good, but he is wrong about local councils | Letter

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If the Department for Transport can afford to spend £1.7bn on a tunnel just to obstruct the view of Stonehenge, then why not use the funds to address more pressing issues such as the poor state of Britain’s roads? This was the suggestion made by Pete Lavender, a resident of Nottingham and critic of the… Continue reading Costly tunnel vision over Stonehenge | Brief letters

In a letter to The Guardian, Charles Osborne of Prague criticized Conservative MP Nadine Dorries for her condemnation of the “entitled elite” while simultaneously complaining that she had not been given a title. Osborne argues that this lack of self-awareness is a defining characteristic of many Tories, and suggests that Dorries takes heed of the… Continue reading Don’t boil your cabbages twice, Nadine Dorries | Brief letters