With a change of government, new faces are taking charge of cultural policy in the UK. Here's Arts Professional's guide to the current movers and shakers in the Houses of Parliament and devolved Assemblies.
A new government means new strategies. But if they are to respond truly to what’s required at the local level, it’s up to the sector to make itself heard, says Jason Jones-Hall.
Labour government looks set to devolve more decision making in areas including culture, while offering multi-year budgets rather than competitive bidding processes to local communities.
In a period of fast change, financial pressures, despair about public service provision and political upheaval in the UK and abroad, Michelle Wright considers how policy will impact arts funding in the years to 2030.
All parties seem to agree that devolution is a good thing but the details about how culture will feature are scant. Anne Torreggiani and Patrick Towell discuss why and how we need to build the evidence base.
The UK is among the most centralised and unequal countries, which has a profound impact on where culture and creativity has flourished. Trevor MacFarlane explores whether devolution could be an opportunity to recalibrate the creative ecosystem.
