Ben Osborn is a composer and writer and the musical director of Fellswoop Theatre. He also works for the Goldsmiths branch of the UCU trade union. In the past he has worked as a campaigner for anti-racism group HOPE not hate.
The fight to defend the artists' wage is raging across France, yet today in the UK we believe the arts should be a market-driven competition. A living wage for performers feels a long way off.
The British court case against three men who "skipped" food from Iceland supermarket has been dropped. But food waste, food banks, and corporate capitalism are the real political scandal.