OPINION - At this general election, the hardest game to play is 'spot the arts funding'
by Anne McElvoy
Jun 25, 2024
3 minutes
The parties’ manifestos wax long about areas their leaders think are important for national life — from tax and spending, to defence, pensions and energy. Fervent, if moveable, are commitments on immigration and crime reduction.
When it comes to the and culture, however the joint efforts ring as hollow as the Fool’s eggshell in King Lear. This came home to me when, on the panel of Radio 4’s Any Questions last week, we were asked to cite something in the manifestos that
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