Arts sector needs democracy boost, insists culture minister
By Alistair Smith for The Stage

David Lammy has urged the cultural sector to become more like the BBC and the NHS in the way it engages with the general public, if it is to achieve an improved funding settlement in future budgets.

According to the culture minister, the industry must urgently become more “democratic” if it is to move away from the “crisis of legitimacy” it is currently facing and receive the funding levels it deserves.

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