Middle class people dominate arts, survey finds
Findings also reveal extent to which gender and ethnicity influence prospects of entering and gaining fair deal in industry
Politics
V&A reconsidering offer of Margaret Thatcher collection
Museum signals it might be willing to accept collection of late former prime minister following criticism from Tory MPs and public
Love to hate luxury property in London? This is why you’re wrong
Luxury high-rises like the Aykon Tower, ‘poor doors’ and off-plan sales to the overseas super-rich can all play a role in tackling the city’s housing crisis
Climate change should be top foreign policy priority, G7 study says
Global warming ‘ultimate threat multiplier’ posing serious risk to world security, says report urging governments not to see it simply as a climate issue
If women built cities, what would our urban landscape look like?
The number of women in UK architecture firms is falling, and many urbanists are worried by the ‘very, very male-dominated’ worlds of planning and construction. So how would cities differ if women designed them?
Parks look for new ways to meet costs – with trees, bees and subscription fees
With warnings that many of Britain’s parks are on a financial precipice, some are looking at novel ways to meet running costs