London can be a platform to look at what living in contemporary Britain is all about. — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
We need to keep telling people that London is great place to buy and to shop. — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
For many there is a degree of constancy in our culture; London won't let you down. — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
London's top colleges attract the best young talent from around the world; they're truly a national asset. — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
We are the most visited city in the world - and they're not coming for the weather. Culture is one of things… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
As a transplanted northerner, London has always signified big-city glamour and cosmopolitanism. It's part of what drew me here after university. — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
The 'Shoreditchification' of certain areas, although it's seen as a negative by some, has actually been very positive for parts of London. — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
There's a lot of concern that London is changing and artists are being forced to move to new areas. — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
Boris isn't known for his fashion credentials, but he knows what it represents - in London it's about creativity. That's why we… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
We're very proud of our cultural life. Culture is to London what the sun is to Spain. It's a major driver for… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
London centre has a wealth of creative activity but there are parts of London where there isn't a cinema or where library… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
In times of stress, it is easy to look to one's weaknesses and fear the worst, but it is worth remembering that… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
A lot of my work involves criss-crossing London to visit the many hundreds of projects, theaters, galleries, museums and groups that comprise… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
But I do love working for Boris because he never stops. He's always fizzing with good ideas, and when you are looking… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
Why is London particularly attractive for artists? It's partly this incredible concentration of organizations that have a long history but also the… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
Throughout history, cities have been associated with incredible bursts of creative energy - the Renaissance in Florence, or modernism in Paris. London… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
The creative sector is incredibly important to London's economy in a number of different ways. — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
We want artists to stay in London. It's very important culturally and economically, but there are lots of challenges in terms of… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
The growth of race relations management, diversity training and 'promoting good relations' has come at a cost. We are more sensitized to racism, yet… — Munira Mirza Copy Share
Studying art history is actually one of the few ways of getting a good job in the arts sector. It's hard to be a… — Munira Mirza Copy Share
By appeasing the anti-racism lobby and affirming its culture of grievance, public institutions and business leaders are not making Britain a fairer place. In… — Munira Mirza Copy Share
It's important that we challenge the culture of low expectations. You need to believe every child can do well. — Munira Mirza Copy Share
If white people are constantly told how culturally different their Asian neighbors are, and if Asians are told to be vigilant against white racism,… — Munira Mirza Copy Share
But I do love working for Boris because he never stops. He's always fizzing with good ideas, and when you are looking after culture,… — Munira Mirza Copy Share
Islamist groups have gained influence at local and national level by playing the politics of identity and demanding for Muslims the 'right to be… — Munira Mirza Copy Share
At the same time women are putting on the headscarf, they are also going to work, to education, increasingly vocal in the media -… — Munira Mirza Copy Share
The idea that Veronica Wadley has no artistic credibility is just crazy. She has a strong reputation and when she was editor of the… — Munira Mirza Copy Share
I've argued for a much less instrumentalist politicized approach, freeing up the arts and enabling them to deliver high-quality projects. — Munira Mirza Copy Share
Often, when art from the canon is brought in to fine art classes, it is used as a prop to inspire art-making projects but… — Munira Mirza Copy Share
For many there is a degree of constancy in our culture; London won't let you down. — Munira Mirza Copy Share
London's top colleges attract the best young talent from around the world; they're truly a national asset. — Munira Mirza Copy Share
There's been a kind of inverse snobbery about culture. I get the feeling some people would look at Shakespeare and say, that's a bit… — Munira Mirza Copy Share
Some Muslim lobby groups have argued that Christian groups already have public funding for their schools and services so they should too. In response,… — Munira Mirza Copy Share
