Who said: “cutting arts funding is a false economy?” No, it wasn’t Lisa Nandy or Rachel Reeves. And it certainly wasn’t Angus Robertson or Shona Robison. It was George Osborne, who told a friend of mine exactly that at Arts Council England in 2015. The Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer hardly threw money at the arts, but at least he recognised its potential return on investment … [Read more...] about Seven steps to save Scotland’s creative economy
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How to fix the Scottish cultural funding crisis?
“An attack on cultural funding is an attack on imagination,” says Robert Kilpatrick, CEO and Creative Director of the Scottish Music Industry Association. Scotland without culture is unimaginable: “without culture, what is there?”That is a fundamental question for Scotland and the Scottish Government. According to the SNP’s 2021 manifesto, “Culture is central to who we are as … [Read more...] about How to fix the Scottish cultural funding crisis?
Cut to the bone. Is this what Scotland’s culture is worth?
Culture is our identity; it’s how we see ourselves, how we see our place in the world and how we relate to others. It’s the stories of life in Scotland, and it underpins mental well-being – both collectively and individually – in many different ways. The silences that echoed across 2020 as live music vanished from our lives serve as a firm reminder of this. Unless … [Read more...] about Cut to the bone. Is this what Scotland’s culture is worth?