Over the past month the arts in Scotland have been embroiled in an increasingly heated argument about the way in which the cultural landscape of Scotland needs to be developed. The full blown scandal about the Scottish Opera funding – over who leaked what to whom – which shows little sign of abating, has generated massive political mileage but this should not be allowed to obscure the bigger issues. Everyone: politicians, artists and councils agree it is necessary to create a coherent, forward-thinking arts strategy, but how to agree on the priorities or parameters for this?
After a month of argument and scandal the Scottish arts needs to regroup
Over the past month the arts in Scotland have been embroiled in an increasingly heated argument about the way in which the cultural landscape of Scotland needs to be developed. The full blown scandal about the Scottish Opera funding - over who leaked what to whom - which shows little sign of abating, has generated massive political mileage but this should not be allowed to obscure the bigger issu
26 May 2004
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