“Choral music is quite elite still isn't it?“ It is traditional, not elite. There is a very important and distinct line there. Some of us are centre left with social values but have some small “c” we would really like to preserve. To explain it - we want culture to not be top or bottom heavy, to be accessible to all, to be a plethora of the classic and the today. It is how we envision the social identity of Britain, a successful melting pot of everything. Liberal, respectful, but also strong social values/welfare, a celebration of the many.
We want Government funding for specialist music schools and choral music and traditions like that. But failing them being able to get their act together, because they won’t prioritise that in the face of NHS/social care breakdown, we want those things preserved, valued, respected. “Elitism” can be a dirty word. We prefer “tradition”. Some of us also want the monarchy respected, for example, but do want it to be self reflective and self improving.