Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: Lisa Nandy, sums up the disaster the Tories were for the creative & arts sectors... ...
Lisa Nandy, sums up the disaster the Tories were for the creative & arts sectors...
'Over the last 14 years, there’s been a vandalism of the arts. Violent indifference to areas of the country that are becoming arts deserts. They were just not interested in arts everywhere, for everyone'!
However, the next Q. will be while the change in tone is welcome, can Nandy convince Reeves that continued austerity in the arts is equally ill-advised?
#arts #culture #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/sep/24/lisa-nandy-tories-violent-indifference-to-the-arts-gave-poor-access-to-culture
'Over the last 14 years, there’s been a vandalism of the arts. Violent indifference to areas of the country that are becoming arts deserts. They were just not interested in arts everywhere, for everyone'!
However, the next Q. will be while the change in tone is welcome, can Nandy convince Reeves that continued austerity in the arts is equally ill-advised?
#arts #culture #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/sep/24/lisa-nandy-tories-violent-indifference-to-the-arts-gave-poor-access-to-culture