The Guardian view on levelling up in the arts: a tricky balancing act | Editorial
A bold attempt to reframe England's cultural life might be laudable but it comes at a price After a brief period of bafflement, accompanied by scrambled responses to the effect that "We are grateful, but …", the shock waves burst over Arts Council England's three-year funding programme for the national portfolio organisations (NPOs) that it regards as the jewels in the nation's cultural crown. With an increase of m…