Food banks and volunteers have put into practice the universalist principle that once underpinned the welfare state When Slung Low theatre in Leeds closed during the first lockdown in March last year, its five core staff decided to stay put. The publicly funded theatre had cash and a van, so the staff leafleted the theatre's neighbourhood in Holbeck, an impoverished area in south Leeds, offering to help with everyday…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AM on September 9, 2021