One of America's best known intellectuals Noam Chomsky has spoken out to criticise plans for a takeover of St David's Hall as the council looks to cut costs. Prof Chomsky, who gave a talk at St David's Hall in 2011, expressed sympathy for the campaign opposing a proposed takeover of the classical music venue's operation by multimillion-pound events company Academy Music Group (AMG).
Chomsky, who is now 94, has been a towering figure in America for decades both for his academic work on linguistics and philosophy and his public activism opposing the Vietnam war and much later the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Cardiff Council said the move, along with a proposal to move the Museum of Cardiff out of its home at the Old Library on the Hayes and plans to change library opening hours, could save it a significant amount of money as it faces a £23.5m budget gap. The latest round of support for the opposition campaign comes ahead of a march, planned to take place in the city centre on Saturday, February 18, in defiance of the council's budget plans.
