“I will be arguing with the Treasury about arts funding and I will put forward two basic arguments. One, that we can find savings, but within the bureaucracies that surround arts funding. And two, that any cuts to frontline arts organisations will have a profound impact on their ability to do their jobs.”… “We’re not going to save the economy by cutting the arts – but you could damage the arts by cutting the arts.”
Read the full interview with Ed Vaizey – Shadow Arts Minister at www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/jun/17/ed-vaizey-tories-arts
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