Dear Oliver Dowden, have you even begun to grasp the scale of our arts crisis? | Michael Billington
It's time to accept artists know more about art than politicians. Without a proper plan, the industry will be decimated Dear Oliver Dowden, You presumably heard Boris Johnson, when asked at prime minister's questions this week about the future of theatre, declare that "the show must go on". I wonder what your reaction was. Did you let out a silent cheer? Or did you, like the rest of us, groan at Johnson's hollow bomb…