If anyone was in any doubt of the stark political differences across the UK, the election results could not have highlighted the complex landscape more clearly: a Conservative majority for England; the status quo in Wales (albeit with a marginally diminished Labour majority); more of the same in Northern Ireland (with only a couple of the 18 seats changing hands); and in Scotland, the Scottish National Party swept the board with 56 out of 59 seats.
There are now more pandas in Scotland than Labour, Tory or Liberal Democrat MPs.
As the new political elite grapples with federalism, fiscal autonomy and English votes for English laws, what does it mean for the Museums Association (MA) and how should the sector respond?
We’ve begun by revising our four-year-old “MA and the Nations” policy.
Co-authored by the MA’s staff and board, and national representatives, it captures the legislative and professional distinctions in each nation, and underlines our commitment to maintaining a knowledge base in all of them. The annual conference will visit nations cyclically, with our first Northern Ireland conference in development.
The MA’s Museums Change Lives campaign celebrates diversity and commands its advocates to appreciate the complexities of its governance landscape.
Commitment to diversity, equality and continued professional development define our professional practice – as does our dependence on the public purse. Understanding the cultural ecosystem we operate in is necessary to prosper in it.
Rowan Brown is a Museums Association board member
There are now more pandas in Scotland than Labour, Tory or Liberal Democrat MPs.
As the new political elite grapples with federalism, fiscal autonomy and English votes for English laws, what does it mean for the Museums Association (MA) and how should the sector respond?
We’ve begun by revising our four-year-old “MA and the Nations” policy.
Co-authored by the MA’s staff and board, and national representatives, it captures the legislative and professional distinctions in each nation, and underlines our commitment to maintaining a knowledge base in all of them. The annual conference will visit nations cyclically, with our first Northern Ireland conference in development.
The MA’s Museums Change Lives campaign celebrates diversity and commands its advocates to appreciate the complexities of its governance landscape.
Commitment to diversity, equality and continued professional development define our professional practice – as does our dependence on the public purse. Understanding the cultural ecosystem we operate in is necessary to prosper in it.
Rowan Brown is a Museums Association board member
