Art is what you can get away with - Andy Warhol
The recent cuts in Arts Council funding provoked predictable arguments on radio phone ins, with opinions either totally for or against the value of the arts.
One caller didn’t just want cuts in funding, he wanted ALL the arts money to be spent in the NHS on saving lives. This was followed by a pro-arts caller who responded by stating “the arts saves people’s lives too”.
Now I believe the arts are an important part of every culture, but can we really compare their restorative powers with those of a kidney dialysis machine?
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