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Marcus Davey

This is exactly the wrong time to cut arts funding

Madness performing at the Roundhouse

(Picture: Getty)

Right now, the future doesn’t look very bright. We face a possible recession, we have the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation and young people in the UK are far worse off than their parents.

But with the right decisions now, the Government can start to change that. They should begin by funding the creative sector properly in next week’s Autumn Statement.

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