Open letter on artistic freedom
Artistic freedom is under attack. After years of political polarisation compounded by escalating economic challenges, artists and arts institutions rightly feel immense pressure to address the fundamental questions facing society. Indeed, the intellectual freedom of the arts and their role in the free exchange of ideas and opinions are vital to our culture.
Recent times have seen the rise of intolerance: a new set of moralistic and political attitudes which many institutions and activist groups have adopted as dogma. While society continues to debate complex issues such as race, sex and gender equality, religion, climate change, and geopolitical events, the arts have rushed to offer singular, unnuanced responses that shut out other views and often alienate audiences. Art schools, galleries, theatres, dance and music stages, and film sets were once platforms that nurtured diverse ideas and contrasting perspectives. Today, many of these institutions actively discriminate against artists and audiences who do not subscribe to their views.
This repressive atmosphere has given rise to numerous boycotts and protests. Artists and art workers have become the subjects of cancellations, denunciations, and smear campaigns simply for holding legally protected views or expressing mainstream opinions, even outside of their work.
This has introduced a culture of self-censorship and groupthink which are fundamentally damaging to the arts. The demands for ideological compliance and the avoidance of controversy are impoverishing our institutions which were once spaces for free thought and open debate. This intolerant activism is now an existential threat to the arts.
Arts institutions and supporters of the arts must act to restore and protect the intellectual and creative freedom of artists. They must renew their commitment to serving the public and welcoming a diversity of opinions and beliefs. Art history celebrates artists who stood up to the popular consensus of their fields. To hold up a mirror to society again, artists today must be free to challenge ideas.
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Signatories:
Denise Fahmy, Freedom in the Arts
Rosie Kay, choreographer, Freedom in the Arts
Pierre d’Alancaisez, writer, curator
Sir James MacMillan CBE, composer, conductor
Magi Gibson, poet
Louis Price, artist, filmmaker
Simon Fanshawe OBE, writer, speaker
Dr Claudia Clare, artist, potter, writer, educator
Jess De Wahls, artist
Jenny Lindsay, Poet, writer and events producer
Audrey Ludwig, Solicitors
John Boyne, writer
Bryndís Blackadder, artist, writer, filmmaker
Farooq Chaudhry OBE, director
Ewa Banaszkiewicz, filmmaker, writer
Kenn Cukier, writer, journalist, The Economist
Christian Henson, composer
Lloyd Newson OBE, DV8 Physical Theatre
Sonya Douglas, artist, writer
Annie George, writer, theatre maker
Ewa Justka, electronic composer
Tasleem Mulhall, British Yemeni artist, women rights campaigner
JJ Charlesworth, art critic
Tiffany Jenkins, writer, author
Anton Skrzypiciel, performing artist
Manick Govinda, freelance arts writer, curator
Isabelle Tracy, artist
Tony Guillan, arts producer, curator
Sean Corby, musician, educator, conciliator
Louise Distras, singer-songwriter
Gareth Roberts, Journalist and screenwriter
Jane Roffe, Translator
Katrina Wallis-King, Artist
Nicole Gieling, Photographer
Estelle Birdy Writer, Book Critic
Mariana Yarnold
Freda Davis, Artist printmaker
Geraldine Murray, Retired
Sarah Walker, Storyteller
Amanda Clayson
Rachel Yates, Director
Chris Reeves
Paul Robson, Semi retired
Jeannie Mackenzie, Author
Nick Healy, Programme Manager
Diana Ward, Retired publishing executive
Charlotte Delaney, Writer
Deborah Evans, Solicitor
Tina Mabon, Carer
Susan Cordingley, Learning support
Sarah Warburton, Illustrator
Stephen Wood, Retired
Jeremy Webb, Artist Photographer Author
Nick Longworth, Retired International News Journalist
Mererid Velios, Project manager
Alex Agnew
Alison Burrows
Wendy Woolfson, Therapeutic Storyteller, artist, facilitator
Eric Sinclair, Writer
Kate E. Deeming, Dance Artist - Advocate for Childhood
Colin Manning, Software Engineering Manager
Miranda Yardley, Musician
Katharine Rogers, Actor/theatre director/teacher
Sian Danvers-Glasson, Education Practitioner
Carole Therese Beausaint, Vocalist
Eric Sinclair, Writer
Davey Fitzsimon, Songwriter/Chaos creator
Janice Preston, Writer
Lee Palmer, musician and visual artist
Christine Dellen, Retired social worker / art lover
Frances Redcliffe
Rose George, Author, journalist
Janet Pontin, Interpretation planner
Lee Copson, Application Engineer
Inga Thompson, President
Camilla Currier
Adrian Meyer, Kayak Manufacturing
Jon Heath, Solicitor
Laurie Burton, Labour Cllr
Rowena Easton, Artist/writer
Carol Bartle
Shabanah Fazal, Educator, arts lover
Steve Tasane, writer
Lory Warren
Alison Barton, Graphic Designer
ROSEMARY HARRIS, writer, producer, director
Ruth Boyd, Musician and teacher
Neil Edwards, Private Client Tax Partner
Sibyl Ruth, Writer and Editor
JM Gale, Writer
Rachel Cashman, The Fearless Facilitator, Speaker
Nina Welsch, Writer
Andrew Mckay
Joseph Sherlock, Theatre Maker
Geoff Braterman, Health service manager
Clare Page, Writer/designer
Kirsty Buhler, Nanny
Caroline Spry, Film & TV Producer
Colette Colfer, Lecturer & poet
Chas Newport, Writer
Julia Williams, Author & editor
Vivien Pointon, Writer
Judith Berridge, Retired
Betty Jay, Senior Lecturer in English
Jane Symons, Journalist and author
Alex Dunlop
Kate Stafford, Actor
Jacky Holyoake, Arts Enthusiast
Di McMillan, Company Director
Nicole Jones, artist, writer
Britt Harrison, Screenwriter
Michelle Styles, writer
Sarah Jenkin, Poet
Dom Maxted
Margo Gillies, Retired
Rachel Rooney, children's author
Mark Dawes
Michael Herbert
Tracey Kimberley Albatova, Choreographer/Director
Jaye Nolan, Writer/Literary Festival Director
Katharine Quarmby, Novelist, non-fiction writer, journalist
Gavan Wall, Entrepreneur
Barry Jones
Mike Newman
Brenda Ellis, Retired
Suzanne Malyon, Campaigner
Louisa Parker AKA Una, Artist, writer, graphic novelist
Andy Paul, Vocalist/lyricist in BEDLAM KINGS
Jane Harris, Writer and Editor
Jackie dolaghan
Polly Phillipson
Monica Bijok, Teacher
Jennifer Wyatt, HR Manager
Joan Smith, Writer
Nina Power, Senior Editor, Compact Magazine
Charles Hart, Theatre catering supervisor
Sue Gittins, Charity director
Rebekah Wershbale, Writer
Katerina Tanti
Juliet Bowerman, Violinist, Art and Music teacher.
Mick Hannigan, Festival Director
Lizzy Pitt, Social worler
Richard Sanderson, Experimental music promotor and label runner
Sharon Cooper, Author
Vicky Bower, Web Developer
Jayne Gosnall, Recoverist, maker
Liz Houchin, Writer
Diane Brewster
Caroline rebecca Pedlow, Freelance arts consultant and musician
S England, Lawyer
Sean Bw Parker, Writer, artist and musician
Russell Dean, Author
Emma Williamson, Freedom of speech is important. Particularly in the Arts.
Gillian Philip, Author, Haulage Driver
Janette Foggo, Actor
Catherine Czerkawska, Writer
Graham Clark, Director
Martin Eggleston
Kristina Dickson
Marie Duffin, BA (Humanities), MA (Comparative Literature)
Hal Wright, Artist
Sonali Fernando, Filmmaker and writer
Helen Wood, Retired EFL tutor.
Dave BOARDMAN, Stage Manager (ex booking agent, promoter)
Abbie Spallen, Playwright
Ian Pace, Pianist, writer, composer, Professor of Music, Culture and Society
SCOTT JENKINS, TELECOMS ENGINEER
Hilary Axelrod
Claudia McLean, Disabled
Victoria Smith, Writer
Sophie Cooke
Ian Kelt, Retired
Donna Withers, Solicitor
Alasdair Dickson
Inga Thompson, President
Jennifer Gourley, Artist
Brandon Spivey, Film Maker and Musicologist. Class and Culture films.
Anni McBride, Holistic Therapist
Sally Hunter, Retired counsellor
Mike Coates
Anne Fine OBE FRSL
Carol Lovekin, Writer
Andrew Hitchcock, Songwriter, vocalist
Maya Finkelstein Amrami, Artist and doctoral student at UAL
Robin Monotti Graziadei, Filmmaker & architect
Elaine Fegan, Care worker
Samantha Gray, Musician/songwriter
Brigid Kennedy, Artist
John Devlin, Retired
Mikhail Cannon, Retired Nurse
Ian McNulty, Film maker, musician, writer.
Victoria Whitworth, Writer
Rachel Hewitt, Writer
Keith Jamieson
RENATA CASTILHO, Artist
BARRY ORORKE, EDUCATOR, NEWSREADER, ACTOR
Elaine Pirie, Commercial dog walker
Maureen O'Hara, Senior Lecturer in Law
Alex Marwood, Writer
Deborah Rodgers, Artist
Grant Hayter-Menzies, Author
Sarah Wiggs, Artist, entrepreneur, promoter
Mandy Vere, Bookseller
Lorraine Sneddon, Textile Artist/Care Worker
Martin Neill, IT Professional (retired)
Judy Webb
Eve Coy, Children’s author and illustrator
David Scott, Musician, composer
Stuart Paterson, Poet
Denise Sumpter, Student, Ancient Philosopher.
Kay Mitchell, Therapist
Kay Warbrick
Margot Williams, Retired Civil Servant
Cheryl Lee, Movement Teacher
Derek Thomason, Retired
James McGirk, Lonely ROCKS co-founder/Author
Cynthia Farrell
Therese Ward, Designer / Maker
The Famous Artist Birdy Rose
Anita Ostrowski, Lyricist
Ali Bee, Singer Songwriter
Lissa Evans, Writer
Henning Gouws, Creative Director
Aidan Cross, Singer-songwriter
Julie Berry, Actor/writer
Gary Hunter, Writer
Tich Vango, Singer songwriter guitarist
Fred Fairbrass, Self Employed
Gwen Collins, Paralegal
Karin Glennon, Self employed
Liz Churton, Self employed
Franziska Haberlach
Sue Terry, Doctoral researcher
Laura Reed, Menopausal mayhem merchant
Tara Ward Ammoun, Mother and School Governor
Pete Morris, Tutor
Al Lee, Digital Illustrator
Amanda Craig, Author
Rob Francis, Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing
Frances Barber, Actress
Andrew Smith, Clerical
Josephine Liptrott, Actor, writer
Magda Lamb, Writer
Susan Green, Photographer, artist, educator & producer.
Diane Green, retired
Onjali Rauf, CEO of MAKING Herstory & Children's Author
Rob Drummond, Playwright
Mrs Lara, Paralegal
Milli Hill, Author
Eluned Hawkins, Actor
Ian Macpherson, Writer
Tommaso Starace, Artist, Tour Guide
Christopher Keeffe, Manager
Florence Pulice, Architecture d’intérieur
Rachel Bell, Artist
Marian Meerbeek, Artist
Stéphane Mitchell, Screenwriter
Simon Edge, writer, publisher
Ed Scolding, Composer & entrepreneur
Tam Taylor, Self-Employed
Ros Asquith, cartoonist, writer, illustrator
B Fairclough
Asha Bays
Bridget Reader, Self employed
Anne Lindsay
Miriam Osner, Professional Declutterer and Organiser
Deborah Morrow
Stewart Lodge, Actor Cabaret Performer
G O'Day, Sewist/Maker
Erika Luukas Greer, Sa8lor & Artist
Enid Bennett, Crafter
Irene Leckie
Helen Steel, Campaigner
Christopher Mitchell, Writer
F M Bullard, Freelancer
Suzie Webb, Artist
Karen Austin
Michelle Alleva, Writer
Marcel Jahnke, Entrepreneur
Tracey Smith
Paula Williams
Samantha Pressdee, Comedian
Pam Anderson
Tara McDonald, Creative
Elizabeth Burke
Sally Wainwright, Festival Director
Jenny Strom, Fashion designer
Evan Eft, Artist
Caroline McCready, Translator
Sean Dixon
Ana Williams
Kim Cascone, Musician / Label Boss - Silent Records
Bryony Dixon, Former Fringe Festival Producer
CHRISTINA CHRISTOFOROU
Kim Goldberg, Author, Poet
Melissa Gwyn, Artist
Angela Wild, Artist, activist
Jill Palmer
Carina Moravec
Marian Anderson
Janean Williams
C Anderson
Jean Hatchet, Writer
Helena Coates, Actor
Belinda Wiggs
Sara Stewart
Sam Fearn
V Gibson
Heather Finlay, Art lover
Claire Aldersey,
T.H. Cruise, Singer
Heather Brunskell-Evans, Writer
Pippa Booth
Jay Mack, Comedian
Linda Owen
Rita Rake, Art lover
RUBY LESCOTT
Rosie Darkin, Writer
Mike Singleton, Writer
Fodo Higginson, Vocalist, Musician & Facilitator
Pamela Burn
Grainne McKeown
Jane Miles
Maureen Chadwick, Writer, artist
Rosemary Coffey
Maria MacLachlan
Barbara Higham
Che Golden, Writer, journalist
Daphne Molony, Artist
Ruth Gilbert, Weaver and textile historian
Trisha Berigan
Ruth Frances
Navahra Lindsay
Jonathan Grieve, Theatre director, musician and community arts worker
E James
Joan Pozzoli, Artist
Rosie Ashworth, Entrepreneur and Designer
Stephen Hull, Sound Designer
Mike Kennedy
Brent Morden, Director of FAIR in the Arts; Music Director/Conductor
David Aspden, Artist
Kirstin McLean, Theatre Director
Julie McNamee
Kate Clanchy, Writer
Anne James
Anna Berry, Artist
Kate Baxter
Baron Corneilius Pierce, Artist
Charlotte Charpentier,
Jocelyn Gardner, Writer
Radical Cartoons, Political Cartoonist
Carol Bailey
Agnieszka Kolek, Artist, curator, co-founder of Passion for Freedom Art Festival
Trezza Azzopardi, Writer
Robert Pegg
Jenny Biggs, Art History student
Jan Macvarish, Education and Events Director, The Free Speech Union
Christy Lawrance, Editor
Patricia Sharman, Artist
Sam Paechter
Anthony Mercer
Nic Owen, Police Constable/Screenwriter
Jay Thomas, Poet
Sara Morrison
Carmel McDowell
Paul Thomas, Co-founder, The Leeds Salon
Marianne Stewart
Linda Pipe
Jeremy Wickins
Jo Murphy, Youth Theatre Director
Carroll Powell, Lawyer and writer
Josephine Hussey
Rich Peacock, Artist
Becca Smith, Artist
Maja Bowen, Writer
Marisella Salgado
Michael Arditti, Novelist & Critic
Ursula Burns, Harpist / Songwriter/Composer/ Performer
Susi Lowndes, Production editor
Max Dunbar
Lynn Schirmer, Artist, curator
Catherine Curtis
Tim Abrahams, Architecture critic
Darren Furniss, Theatre and Filmmaker
Cee Morbutts, Optical Effects
Terry Hyde MA MBACP, Psychotherapist
Stella Kingett
Ashley Collins, Writer
Linda Carver, Dramatherapist
Helen Davies
Maria Rowe, Translator
Lea Lewis, Writer
Gareth Glyn Roberts
Alexandra Concepcion
Andrea Holland, Writer
Angela Null, Former Professional Ballerina
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Gaye Chapman, Owner AfterEllen.com
Katherine Coutts, Educator.
Bryan McPherson, Singer Songwriter
Pamela McWatters
Katherine Sinclair
Susie Cottee, Textiles Artist
Aleksandra Bubella, Part 1 Architectural Assistant
Nathalie Kail, French tutor
Keith Lauchlan, Editor/Creator Hendon Press
Emma Bulley, Lecturer in Art
Erik Hansen-Hansen, Associate Professor
Roxie Roots, Multidisciplinary Concept Artist
Paula Boulton, Musician, playwright, theatre director
Forth Valley Feminists
Stuart Rutherford-Hall, Artist
Nico Macdonald, Higher Education Lecturer
Malcolm Jones, Bohemian
Anna Scheer, Senor Lecturer in Drama
Elisabeth Watts
Paul Milnes, Jazz pianist
Howard Gutowitz, Scientist
Melina Pyron, Classical Singer
Jane Bennet
Rebecca Johnson, Writer, director
Gino Luurssen, Politician NL, Teacher
Sarah Grace, Cambridge Academic
Vivek Haria, Composer
Benjamin Devin, Medievalist
Sandy Starr, Works in science and medicine by day, dreams by night
Dorothy Pearlman
Helen Jones, Musician
Clarissa Payne, Musician
Steven Rachel, Director of Sync and A&R Manager
Alastair Moody
E.J. Barnes, Writer
K Howell
Hilary Wallace
Denise Hay
Birgitte Goetzsche
Steven Gegg
BELINDA CUNNISON
STUART WAITON, Senior Lecturer
Jane Holland, Author
Paul Dixon
Leanne McVicar, Creator
David Nicoll, Poet Author
Mags Feeney, Singer songwriter
Alex Muir, Writer/composer
Ruth Conlock
Nigel Ross, Artist
Josie Appleton, director, Manifesto Club
Andreia Nobre, Journalist and writer
Diane Perry
Florin Flueras, Artist
Neil Conlock
Lynette Anderson
Mandy Neeson
Michel Mazza, Composer
Olive Ed, Education assistant, art appreciator, sometimes poet
Janice Lukas
Christina Suter, Handweaver
Margaret Bluman
Diana Devlin, Educator
Janet Crawford
Sophia Lambton, Writer
Maggie Cubbler, Writer, Musician
David Reyes Flores, Kurama Récords Boss Label
Chloe Christie, Performing Arts Lecturer
Nuria Muíña García, Translator and news contributor at Reduxx.
Michael d'Arcy
William Barker, Writer, novelist
Heather McKee, Director of Compliance
John Dickinson
Phil C
Rachel Sarah Welsh
Sally Taplin
Timothy Carter
Helen MacNeil
Patricia Fitzgerald
May Miles Thomas, Film Director
Kathryn O'Neill, Visual Artist, Poet, Educator
Elspeth Gardner, Tile artist/designer
Kelly Patricia, Visual artist
Sharmini Brookes, Freelance writer/reviewer
Patricia Lee
Susan DiBona, Film Composer
Tony Ryan
Ruth Mair Howard-Jones, Choreographer
Jan Baxter, Director
Shaun Parker, Artistic Director & Choreographer
Lynne Keys, Archaeometallurgist
Phil Burke
Christine Matha, Artist
Anne Ford, Partnership Manager
Cindy Sughrue, Director
Bonnie Hendrickson
Scott Levine, Artists Manager
Lowden Christine
Sarah Tanburn, Writer
CM Redman, Director
James McMahon, Journalist
Juana Gallego, Professor and writer
Tony Cato, Artist
David Lewis-Peart, Writer, Poet, Lecturer
Miguel Franco, Writer
Natalie Richardson, Producer
Nick Potter, Comedian
Rose Yates, Writer
Franca Bonazza, Artista, designer del gioiello
Rosa Bagnaresi, Ceramist
Gabriele Sartoris, Event Manager & Curator
Vic Asquith, Vocal Coach
Jon Kwasnyczka, Photographer
Josie Jenkins, Artist
Laura Loveday, Artist
Brennan Brennan
Lesley Cottke, Painter
John Baird, Senior Lecturer
Anna-Helena McLean, Director
Michelle Martinez
Steve Pittis, Musician, Band Of Pain
Simone Seymour
Millie Cuthbertson, Hospitality
Elaine Baxter
Rick Westhorpe, Musician
Emily Berg, Self employed
Dave Houghton
Elfi Rometsch
Stuart Willows
Craig MacMillan, Musician/songwriter/music teacher
Paul Rumgay
Misha Voikhansky, Doctor
Vaishnavi Sundar, Filmmaker, Writer
George McIntyre
Helen Thomson
John Gerring
Juliette Hughes Norwood, Writer, journalist, reviewer.
Dee Gourlay, Lecturer
Cathy Wintersgill
Linda Bissett
Eileen Taylor, Teacher
James Wootton, Storyboard Artist
Claire Lemon
Joolz Saville-Hippely, Writer, artist
Charlotte Revely, Writer
Ian Berrymen, Teacher
Eileen Fingleton, Solicitor
Andrew Fotheringham
Jim Tobin,Musician / Concert Promoter
Clare McCann, Artist
Martin Locher, Arts enthusiast
Toby Barrett
Liane Cusack
George Isaacs
Justine Austin
Eric Tait
Doreen A Milne
Matthew Crowther, Manager
Richard Emery, Dogsbody
Robert Perry, Scientist
Angela Sefton
Lesley Qayle, Writer
Scott Murray, Business Support
Jason Smith, Musician
GL Sherwood, Creator
Gill Wright
Crystal C
Julia Marshall
Ellen McCarthy
Denise Kilpatrick, Concerned citizen
Andrea Mckirdy
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DE Holland, Artist
Gill Rimmer
Colette Colfer, Lecturer, poet
Frances Low, Actress, writer
Kathryn Webb
H Gee, Dementia worker
Mike Phillips, Independent Financial Adviser
Shirley Motteram, Retired artist
Julie Kerr
Elizabeth Birks
Claire Brierley, Manager
Joanna Green
Stephen Blakeway
Annie Gray
A Ravenscroft
Pamela Nolan, Photographer
Stuart Curran, Designer
Euan Johnston, Musician
Isobel Wilson
Charles Hart
Rachel Hardy
Abby Hoffmann, Yoga and dance educator
Amber Oshea
Sam Hulme, Printer
Linda Ramsay, Writer
Victor Riordan, Artist
Will Clay
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Kate Souper
Richard Young
Sarah-Jane Ladbury
Ash Loydon
Neil McKirdy
Diana Arseneau-Powell, Musician
Carolyn Purves, Health care
Isabelle Miranda, Instrumentist, composer, singer
Annette Mello, Researcher
Emma Hayfield, Dance instructor
Imogen Miller Porter, Actor
Janet Whiting
Sandi Clay, Artist. Painter, scribbler, doodler
Gregory Gravett, Architect
Sarah Helps
Lesley Semmens
Laura Brownell-Shea, Music lover
Cristina Butti
Mary Curran
Karl Junga, Producer, Musician
James Richards, Non-profit volunteer
David McGiffen
George Corner, Medical physicist
Steve Dennis, Drummer
Glen Gardner
Sarah Prestel
Toni Morris
Kate Varlow
Karen Swanscott
Sara Crowe, Writer, artist
Ben Eaton
Rach S
Paul Apfelbeck
Gary Mckendrick, Consultant Research Engineer
Elaine James
Josh Von, Producer, DJ
Max Butti, Reader
D Phillips, Director
Dominic Reville, Student support coordinator
Louise Milligan
Jeanette McCrimmon
Kay Thomas, HR Business Partner
Amy Houser
Ali Bee, Singer, songwriter
Kate Brown, Freelance artist
Amy Aplomb
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Lucy McCarthy, Psychologist & author
Austin Williams, director, Future Cities Project
Louise Shiers, Nurse
Delythy Rennie
Gemma Critchley, Project co-ordinator
Mighty saltwolF, Musician, visual artist
Marc Hanson, CNA, Musician, and writer.
Paul Cassidy, Accountant & Insurance Executive
David McKenna
Christine Ensell, Illustrator
Rachel Malcolm, Visual artist
Bambi Alexandra, Singer, songwriter
Gill Parke
Natalie Sabbah
Mariana Albuquerque, Writer
Liam Rice, IT manager
Erin Murphy, Photographer
Sian Eliz
Lynda Constable
Charlotte Neal, Poet
joey brite, Creative, Social Critic
Emma O Connor
Andrew Macaulay, Composer and musician
Philip Dixon, Process Risk Consultant
Rob Caiger, Music Producer / Nice Records
Margaret Whitney
Mike Haubrich, Art Appreciater
Tansy Muller, Transition Consultant
Gail Ennis
Alicia Lopez-Jimenez, Educator
Sherry Brown, Retired from radio
Paul Eldridge, Musician
Julee Allen, Tattoo artist
Susan King
Anastasia Parkes, Writer, editor
CHRISTINE MCLAUGHLIN
Caroline Jenkins
Ann McGuigan, Volunteer tutor
William Hazle, College Lecturer & Comic Book Creator
Jo Smith
Ann Thomas, Techer and artist
Mathilde Santing, Singer, masterowner
The Famous Artist Birdy Rose, Famous artist
Emma Chiswell
Derek Kelly
David Ryan, Journalist and author
Jacqueline Gullion, French Horn player
Alison U
Shirley-Jane Merry
Bertel Bertelsson, Software engineer
Julie McNamee
Graham Linehan, Writer
Dawn Banks
Joanna Young
Emma Hayes
Louise Burton, Producer
Nina Ohlsson, Book store employee
Miriam Berlow-Jackson
Nigel Banks, Technician
Emma Morgan, Teaching and learning assistant
Jennifer Roche, Radio presenter
Jennifer Dingsdale
Te Pō, Artist
Nick Burton, Feelance creative
Teppo Palosaari
James Toseland, Motor sports
Meinir Martin
Philip Barker, Ex- musician
Diane Kearton
Anna Whitehouse
Marina Hoey
Scott Miller
Brenda Buckley
Allen Mayne
Stephanie Wilson
Lisa James
Veronica Rees
Nicola Rankin, Academic
Barbara Harrington, Costumier
Carol Bamford, Librarian, music lover
Steve Moir, Operations Director
Sarah Brooks, Music charity administraotr
Laura Tennant, Content designer
Laurie Cowden
Rebecca Shute, Rehab officer
L Bathgate, Lecturer
Terf Rocks, College Lecturer & Comic Book Creator
Sten Ridley, Artist and coder
Stephen White
Felicity Butcher, Researcher
Julie Stonehouse
Deborah Steed, Drama teacher
Emma McCarthyTrain Driver
Karen X Heald
College Lecturer & Comic Book Creator
Amber Mahaffey, Writer
Pauline Jones,
Paul de Grae, Musician
Pam Rb
Fiona Ribbeck
Margie Fouche, Director
Eoin Doyle, Musician
Colin Wight, Professor of International Relations
Siobhan McKillion
Graham Moss
Margaret Conlon, Teacher
Treason Seditio, Artist
Cassandra Colefax, Retired Hair Artist and business owner
Rose Reeve, Archivist
Heather Graham
K Hearnden
Celia Green, Poet
Victoria Rowe, Writer
Rachel Moon
Charles Beaton
Sean Mullan, Engineer
Trinity La Fey, Poet, artist
Sam Sale, Teacher
Yvonne B, Mother, support worker
Lynn Gard
Pam Isherwood, Photographer
Joanna Riding, Actor
Victoria Dawson, Writer, historian, researcher
Rees Workman
Henry Hughes, Former Co-Proprietor, Polestar Music Gallery, Seattle, Washington USA
Stephen Holland
David Turnbull, Retired Physicist
Ady Sanchez, Artist
Victoria Pharey, Artist
Anthony Vallone
C McKinley
Danny Bannister
Helen Erichsen, Writer
Robert Hruska, Graphic Designer
S. Tate
Bronwyn Garrett, Artist
Charmaine Silver, Disabled
Parker Wolf, Poet, Writer, Retired Stage Manager
Jo Gregson, Holistic coach
S J Palmer, Visual artist
Christina Vargason
Adriana Gordon, Performer and music obsessive
Stu Palmer, Composer
John Green
Anna R, Writer
Susan Proctor, Retired mental health nurse
Aurora Starita, Writer
Simon Wilson, Cartoonist, illustrator
Jacqueline Dall, Slversmith
Rod McRiven, Artist, writer
Amanda Hart, Self-employed
Laura Renton
Peter Naghten
Jackie Bussey
Rachel Jones
Lorraine Hope
Allan King, Director
Fearchar MacIllFhinnein, Tàr-Sgrìobhaiche Gàidhlig
Stephanie Milligan
Allison Steven, EFL Teacher
Tyrone Coupland
Marjory Robertson
Mary Atkinson
Robert Holmes
Bernadette Hyland, Writer
Tina Mahoney
Jane Dace
Glenn Williams
Simon Simmons
Dean Stephenson, Writer
Russell King
Nigel Newman, Manufacturing Manager
Tim Jones, Teacher
Kathleen Biggs
Malcolm Webster, Reform Party Spokesperson for St Helens North
Michael Hayes
Alex Weldon, Musician
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Jessica Fenn, Trade Unionist
Mark Leatherbarrow
Fiona Davis, Artist (disabled)
Rose Seabury
Jim Beauchamp, Engineer
Peter Berthoud
Kate Goodwin, IT Professional
Velody QC, Queen of Ceremonies, Author & Presenter
Jennifer Calder
Deborah Dunkerley, Director, Comedian, Actor
Mairi Logie
Ronny Forsberg, Teacher
Kyle Hannan
Gary Hudson, Media
Richard Kirker
Lee Lane, Bassist
Sharon Plessier
Lisa Levsen
Claudia Sorin
Una-Jane Winfield, Writer
Jo King
Caroline McCready
Victoria Greening
James Gibson, Filmmaker
Sara Whiteside, Writer
Joanne Woods, Creative
Anne Johnson
Shaya Kaumer
Ned K, Music Appreciator
Amy Anderson, Teacher
Natalie McLean
Yvette Hunter, Nurse
Nicola Williams, Writer
Sue Brooks
Louise Irvine, General Practitioner
Tiffani Maynard, Writer, artist
Heather James, Marketing Manager
Laird Sapir, Designer and developer
Clarissa Flynn, Law lecturer
Stan Dixon, Retired Dance Teacher
Amanda Tevendale, Teacher
Simon Midgley
Joanne Evans, Nurse
Mikael Veijo, Metalworker, short film maker, advocate for patient rights
Iain Gonoude, Writer
Jacqueline Mcsharry, Script writer
Greg Kaye
Phil Dye, Musician
Anne-Marie Hughes
Seo Mise
Henning When, Comedian
Graham Forsyth
Elizabeth White
Victoria Slack, Entrepreneur
Aline Giordano, Gestalt coach
Carly Brooks, Project manager
Karen Webb, Clinical Team Lead, Admission Avoidance
Anna Scantlebury, Singer, songwriter
Elaine Forrest
Susan Wright
Colton Weeks, Independent creator
Cath Allen
Lawrence Burton, Writer, illustrator
Amanda Shaw
Monika Hug
Lynn French, Poet & psychologist
Tracy Biggins, Mental Health Officer
Sharon Close
Jo McLean, Yoga teacher
Estelle Rodriguez, Chemical engineer
Cha Magee
Andrea Schell, Art lecturer
Cathy Peacock
Jenny Egan, Bookseller
Helen Tissington
Michael Smulik, Singer-Songwriter/Author/Improvisor
Tomas Jacobi
K Hudson
Anne Duffy, Relationship Therapist
Ossian MacUrcrin
Kim White
Joy Roberts
David Johnston
Sunny Esparon, Journalist
Ben Francis, Writer
Jo Ferns, RMN
Diana Knightley, Author
Geraldine Prunty, Student/Mother
Jennifer Bilek, Journalist/painter
Michael London, Citizen Journalist
Cynthia Wade
Stephen Stacey, Lecturer and author
Dianne Landy, Retired
Cheryl Angle, Arts fundraiser
Louise B
Barbara Tanner, Retired
Marianna Barber
Julia Lancaster, Artist
Claudia Raven, Retired DJ
Lauren Smith, Artist/ Caregiver
Paul Malone, Artist / Curator
Anna L, Writer and Director
Stuart Harthill, Writer
Simon Baddeley
Diane Lattey
Hon Corbett, Poet
Polly Tucket, Writer
Ben Maddox, Actor, Writer
Sarah Beresford, Ceramics artist
Donella Campbell, Writer
Emmalou Fox, Writer and artist
Fiona Stratton
Susan Spencer, Financial Adviser
Yolande Burgin
Simone Gold, Therapist
Sarah Gellner, Writer
Joanne Williams
Richard Rawling, Content editor
Clementina Peppe
Louise Graham, Project Manager
Jessica O'Donnell
Helen Raynor, Writer
Chris Batey, Researcher of The Quirky
Jean Kelly, Executive Assistant
John Cossham, Entertainer and circus skills teacher
Matt Baker, Musician
Sarah Barratt, Poet
David Earl Williams, Hillbilly Dada Poet, "The Absurdilachian"
Jill Smyth, Editor/writer
Anne Tehan, Artist and writer
Glenn Morris, Registered Nurse
Lisa Henrich, Teacher
Mandy Reid, Inclusive Communication Consultant
Karen Bresner
Eleanor Kavanagh-Brown
Evelyn Strasburger, Singer, educator, mother
Keira Dobbin
Trevelyan Evans, Writer
Mary Galbraith, Director
Teri Holtz, Retired
Fari Bradkey, Artist / Researcher
Cara Roche, Medical Laboratory Scientist
Neville Hawkins, Musician
Soli Vive, Musician
Lyn Poole, Therapist
Shannen Kelly
Rosamund Ford, Ex professional ballerina
Paula Filseth, writer
Howard Marshall, Manager
Chris Holdridge, Doctor
Holly Jones, Housing
Janet Marks, Actor/teacher/director
Lynne Cain
Catherine Murray, Retired nurse
Helen G
Cara Williams, Yoga teacher
Sue Hoskins, Technician
Henny Plat
Cory Page, Lover of all music and prolific reader
Clare Perry
Joyce Green, Advocate
Claire Jackson
Chris King
Wade Chaney
Owain Clarke, Musician
Lalita Devi, Creatrix, Artist, Musician, Singer, Author
Pauline Jones, RGN retired
Henrietta Saunders, Copywriter
Diana Whitehead, Doctor, amateur artist
Andrew Heggie
T.L. Rese, Writer
HAMISH MCINTYRE, Musician
Sue Smith
Iain Key, Music journalist
Lucy Catherine
Joseph Millson, Writer/actor
Elen Bowman, Directing Coach & Dramaturg
Christina James, Lecturer in Accounting
Anthea Osbourne, Arts Librarian
Gary Adkins
Elizabeth Mansfield, Actress and singer
Amanda Ostermann
Sandra Crawforth
Aldo Palumbo, Film Editor
Mr J Kitchen, Retired builder, singer and musician
Angela Murphy, Writer / Researcher
Paul Johnson
Matthew Cattling, Musician
Stephen Purdy, Bus driver
Philip Wilson
Karl Barratt
Hilary Wilkinson, Teacher (retired)
Lisa Tebbutt
Chris Albery-Jones
Punkyjohn Carrier, Company Director
Mike Coates, Engineer
Ian Hughes
Andrew Smith
Duncan Bradbrook, Salesman/Musician
Scott Jenkins
Lorrie Sprecher, Writer
Angela Locke, Writer
Janet Smith, Writer, Scientist, music lover
Thomas Webster
Denise Kennedy, Writer
Leon Winnert, Profesional Engineer & arts lover
Ted Smith-Orr, Artist / Poet
Shelby Henderson
Rebecca Fama, Teacher
Donald Gillan, Cellist
Susan Burns, Director
Sandra Bell
Ian Kitchen, Designer
Gzillion Artist, Sculptor
Lee Sparkes, Guitar tutor
Frank Devine, Author
Emily Weir
Bill Craig, Retired community worker, still politically active.
Margot Williams, Retired Civil Servant
Mark Holmes
Bob McPherson, Artist
Liza Vespi, Documentary filmmaker, media worker, women's sex-based rights campaigner
Leslie Laycox
Tracy Dempsey, Artist Coach
Xhazzie Kindle, Artist
Bridget Saunders, Maker
Amy Blue, Filmmaker
Eluned Hawkins, Actor
Thea Hardy, Retired
Liz Hall, Director
Darrell MacDonald, Editor
Robbie Kavanagh, English language teacher
Elle Zwandahl, Teacher
Claire Taylor
Stephanie Guerra, Writer/Researcher
Sky Gilbert, Writer
Jenny Hatch, Singer
Norm Beaver, Music Producer
Sam Dews, Educator
Franklin Einspruch, Artist and writer
Louise Kennish, Theatre Teacher
Liz Thomas
David Pembroke, Real Ale Tester
Tim Brooks, Senior Programme Manager
Alex Cameron, Design and cultural critic
Bijan Kafi, Head of Communication
Wendy Stokes, Retired
Andrew Miller, Orchestra bass player, composer in Canada
Angelika Aitken, Visual Artist
Stephanie Lam, Writer
Cole Stacey, Musician
Joan Agosta, Developmental Learning Specialist
Kyle Derek, Multidisciplinary award-winning Canadian artist
Eliza Trefas, Artist
Christine Sinclair, Artist
Michelle Pollino, Reporter, Writer and Filmaker
Erin Futterer, (Dr) (French)hornist, singer/songwriter, ethnomusicologist, artist, composer, performer, educator
Joan Higginson, Retired
Jill Huskisson, Personal Trainer
Lena Feindt, Architect and Illustrator
Norah Kennedy
Nels Ross Cremean, Edutainer
Sönke, Music
Stephen Kenny, Letterpress Artist
Tricia Durdey, Writer/mover
Gail Hilton, Retired
Chris Henniker, Aspiring author, journalist, rock’n’roll fan
Jenny Schmidt, Gardener
Richard Gayner, Artist
Andrew Aarons, Painter Printmaker
Stephen Tobin, Scribbler
Rose Collis, Writer/film-maker/performer
BEN HOOGEWERF, Teacher
Deborah MacMillan, Artist and Senior Partner Kenneth MacMillan& Partner LLP
Monica Church, Retired teacher
Jessica Hadcock
Philip Wilson
Hans Hoogesteger, Occupational hygienist
Terence Eccles
Kevin Pearce, Retired Civil Servant
Steve Hambleton
Natalie Wheen, One-time broadcaster BBC Radio 3 & 4 etc; sometime writer, Director AVLAKI Ltd (organic olive oil)
Isla Blair, Actress
Julian Glover CBE, Actor
Ramin Gray
Geraldine Bell, PhD Creative Writing
Stephen Hand, Writer & Game Designer
Brian Elias, Composer
Adam Price, Writer
Trezza Azzopardi, Writer
Emma Haughton, Writer
Onjali Rauf, CEO of MAKING Herstory & Children's Author
BRUCE SANSOM, Former Dancer
Virginia Fraser, Writer Condenast
Keith Smith, Retired bookshop owner
Amanda Craig, Author and Critic
Lisa Morgan, Writer
Nicola Burkinshaw, Private Tutor
Marika Cobbold, Writer
Elizabeth Buchan, Writer
Zino Saro-Wiwa, Artist
Alison Murray, Film Director, Screenwriter, Choreographer
Joanna Dickerson
Melissa Sturgess Morgan, CEO
Rodney Clark
Christina Koning, Writer
Gerald Dowler, Dance Writer
Ben Hughes, Producer
Andrew Telford, Retired Chartered Accountant
Suzannah Starkey
Mike Buckingham, Journalist and author
Alma Cook, Singer-Songwriter
Charles Dunn, Commercial Lawyer
April Croft
Fiona Hook, Writer and translator
Nick Smith, Retired corporate lawyer
Arthur Mathews, Writer/artist
Bill Allerton, Writer/Podcaster
Anthony George, Developer
Graham Donnelly, Novelist
Christopher Owen, Writer
Bonnie Atwood, Writer
Janet Taylor
Theo Hopkins, landscape artist
Stephen Kingston
Martin Short, Poet, Educator
Michael Stewart, Professor of Anthropology
Brett Julian Nabarro
Stuart Hartill, Writer
Richard Owsley, Writer
Eleanor Maria, Writer
Graeme Kemp, Admissions Interview Tutor
Madeline Ann Smith
Lisa Bloom, Potter
Elizabeth Hummel, Singer-songwriter/writer
Emily Cooper, Social worker
Joshua Petitfils, Artist and poet
Andrew Curtis, Artist
Roan Lill-Bovill
Peter Gurney
Richard Dawes, Playwright
Harley Hessel, Writer/ director/ producer
Paul Murphy, Teacher
Henrik Simonsen, Teacher
Andy Dobbie, Artist
Duncan Marr
Duncan Fallowell, Writer
Clement Gharini
Willow Young
Emily Scott
Gary Napier
Kristina Stevens, Writer
Michael McGrath, Painter
Patrick Turner, Senior Lecturer in Sociology
David Elford, Arts Adviser
Eleanor Bartleman, Ceramic artist
Maggie Mee, Writer
Claire Berry, Comedy MC/promotor
Stuart Ayling
Tania Bilbao
Jonathan Chaplin, Academic
Peter Speyer, Playwright/Screenwriter/Director
Amy Bodman
Frankie Chaplin
Roy Secord, Public Artist
Dan Keohane, Writer, Artist
Laura Vidler, Technical Director (Retired)
Neal Foster, Actor/Manager
Pete Brennan, Singer/Songwriter
Peter Gurney, Artist
Emma Dolan
Peter de Val, retired
Terri Haynes
Tracey McGuire, Musician, Composer
Veronica Howe, Archivist and former comedy lover
Kerryann Lund, Retired
Anne Teahan, Artist & writer
Rosalie Smith, Illustrator
Chris Lethbridge, Freelance
Andrea Jones, Artist & Gardener
Samantha Brown
Linda Hart, Scholar
Eric Christison
Robert King, University Lecturer
Terry Bullweather
Mary Kountouris, Learning Support Tutor
The Famous Artist Birdy Rose, Famous Artist.
Caroline Peck, Retired University Administrator
Matthew Greenfield
B Piec, Designer / DJ / Photographer / Writer / Crafter
Josh Powell, Venue programmer / manager
Claire Morris, Art teacher
Steph Gale
Andrew Sanchez, Semi-retired
Heather McKee, Student
Viv Barlow, Retired
Joe Solo, Composer, Writer
Henry Moss, Singer/Singing teacher
Julian Price
Susan Taylor, Arts teacher & writer
Ayram Rosi, Psychotherapist
Claire Farrell, Poet
Lois Owen
Michael Babbitt, Filmmaker
Jeffrey Fox, Actor
Janet Inglis
Amanda Kenwrick, Academic Researcher (Retired)
Cheryl Angle
Rose Seabury, Textile artist
Jonathan Sanders, Healthcare worker
Alan Wood, University Teaching Coordinator
Kristian Daynes, Philosopher and Artist
Richard Powell, Sponsor, Rheidol Prize
Chelcie Morris, Production Manager
Rebecca Mordan, Artistic Director
Elena Riu, Piano Professor, Concert Pianist, Author, Women’s Health Yoga Specialist
Debbie Wallis, Academic psychologist
Gary McIver, Art teacher
Alastair Donald, Associate director, Academy of Ideas
John Foley, Audiobook Producer, Writer
Jeremy Jobsworth, Composer and musician
Martin Speake, Musician, composer and teacher
Josephine Davies, Saxophonist, Composer
Helen Millar Actor, tutor
Persis-Jadé Maravala, Director/Game-maker/Writer
Claire Parris, Manager
Caroline Hughes-Dunant, Writer
Kate Wardley
Heidi Widdop, Musician
Rebecca Johnson, Filmmaker
Dominic Heaney, Editor
Orsi Cowell-Lehoczky, Visual artist / painter
Chrissie Twigg
Stuart Barr, Musician & Entrepreneur
Alice Miceli, Visual artist
Andrew Lenart
Thomas Kell, Theatre producer & musician
Lee Curtis, Artist/Designer/Creative Coach
Mark Philpott
Kath Fletcher, Retired lecturer