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Public agrees with funding cuts...
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From the BBC website: 2 September 2010 Two-thirds of people agree with the government's stance on cutting arts funding and increasing reliance on private cash, a survey has suggested. …Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Robinson Sep 8, 2010.

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David Bolton replied to Andrew Eglinton's discussion Arts Council Alternatives?
Apr 7, 2011
David Bolton replied to Andrew Eglinton's discussion Arts Council Alternatives?
"More on the "incresed philanthropy" model - intersting article from Channel 4 news: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/arts_entertainment/aposdig+deepapos+to+boost+arts+funding+government+asks/3762977"
Sep 12, 2010
Ceri Nicholls replied to David Bolton's discussion Public agrees with funding cuts...
"this is what i meant when i said that you can prove (or disprove) anything with a survey. When i studied sociology i read many sociological studies and the accompanying surveys and look at the demographic. They only ever targeted societies that they…"
Sep 7, 2010
skinder hundal replied to David Bolton's discussion Public agrees with funding cuts...
"One has to question methodology, the sample and therefore credibility of the results here - who is asking the question and how independent the survey is for eg. Not sure simple yes no, tick box surveys actually capture the reality of people's…"
Sep 7, 2010
Ceri Nicholls replied to David Bolton's discussion Public agrees with funding cuts...
"brilliant article!"
Sep 7, 2010
Ceri Nicholls replied to David Bolton's discussion Public agrees with funding cuts...
"I was born in 1967 lived on a council estate most of my life. I have seen changes under the Labour governments initiatives that i never ever thought i would see here. These initiatives have made my estate a much better place. Community partnerships…"
Sep 3, 2010
Mike Gibb, Operabase replied to David Bolton's discussion Public agrees with funding cuts...
"Calmatevi! It's just the usual sloppy, innumerate coverage of the cuts (disappointing that this example came from the BBC though). The closest we get to the actual data (there being nothing on the Threadneedle sites yet) is this: The…"
Sep 2, 2010
David Bolton replied to David Bolton's discussion Public agrees with funding cuts...
"Sorry to hear that, Ceri. But then incidents like that didn't exactly disapear while Labout were in charge. There are bad areas all across the UK, and the hotspots just shift around slightly with time. Unfortunately, I guess artists find…"
Sep 2, 2010
Ceri Nicholls replied to David Bolton's discussion Public agrees with funding cuts...
"oh i dunno, i was thinking more watching the police hose the blood off the pavement outside my house where a pensioner was stabbed to death for his pension money. or maybe the time i had a hole blasted through the side of my van when a gang member…"
Sep 2, 2010
David Bolton replied to David Bolton's discussion Public agrees with funding cuts...
"Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes... The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... - Ghostbusters (1984)"
Sep 2, 2010
Ceri Nicholls replied to David Bolton's discussion Public agrees with funding cuts...
"Having studied sociology in a past life, i know it's possible to prove anything you want with a survey. I am disappointed that the BBC hasn't tried to give a more balanced view. I am also now convinced that the culturally vibrant…"
Sep 2, 2010
David Bolton replied to David Bolton's discussion Public agrees with funding cuts...
"Interestingly, the "survey" on which this story is based was undertaken by a financial investment company who also offer a prize for "figurative art" (whilst obliquely denigrating "abstract and conceptual art"). Thus…"
Sep 2, 2010
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Public agrees with funding cuts...

From the BBC website: 2 September 2010 Two-thirds of people agree with the government's stance on cutting arts funding and increasing reliance on private cash, a survey has suggested. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11162816  See More
Sep 2, 2010
David Bolton replied to Andrew Eglinton's discussion Arts Council Alternatives?
"Interesting site – thanks Lucy. And as you say, it does highlight another possible path that crowd funding might take. ie. specialised subject sites as opposed to the all encompassing ones. Actually, it would be interesting to see the…"
Aug 31, 2010
David Bolton replied to Keith Jeffrey's discussion Unpleasant signs of arts world infighting
Aug 31, 2010

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