Arts Council England a victim of ‘London-centric’ media coverage, CEO says

Darren Henley: ‘Maybe the role I have to play when I’m sitting in the corridors of power in London is to be representative of all those places who don’t have a seat at that table.’ Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

The chief executive of Arts Council England has launched an impassioned defence of the organisation, claiming it has suffered because of “London-centric” media coverage.

Darren Henley, who saw in his 10th anniversary as Arts Council England CEO last week, told the Guardian there was an imbalance in media coverage.