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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Arts Council England to update ‘activist statements’ guidance after backlash

Robert Macfarlane, Matt Haig and Feargal Sharkey
Robert Macfarlane, Matt Haig and Feargal Sharkey Composite: Foxtrot Films/The Guardian/Getty

Arts Council England (ACE) has announced it will update guidance warning that “political statements” could break funding agreements, after a backlash from the arts and culture sector.

A series of recent updates to ACE policies had advised organisations that it funds to be wary of “overtly political or activist” statements made in a personal capacity by people linked to them.

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