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With the general election looming, Jason Jones-Hall explains why all parties should embrace an arts-led approach to place to enhance our children’s education.
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Analysis from the start of last year found less than half of England’s local authorities have a publicly available cultural strategy.
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Local authorities in the areas of the seven funded projects in Cultural Development Fund round two are found to have strong cultural strategies and value their local cultural sector.
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Analysis finds 19 local authority areas deemed to be high priority for investment by both government and Arts Council England are yet to receive a slice of £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund.
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DCMS is calling for evidence for its latest inquiry on the levelling up agenda. Jason Jones-Hall has been analysing initial data from place-based funding streams and shares his findings.
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One quarter of grants are intended for cultural projects, new data finds, as MPs launch an inquiry into cultural placemaking.
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Collaborative placemaking initiatives could be a much quicker route to regenerating coastal towns than waiting to win the city of culture crown, says Jason Jones-Hall.
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How can the arts sector unlock the power of big data? Jason Jones-Hall suggests we learn from the work of Florence Nightingale, not always known as a brilliant statistician.