Who pays for the arts — and what arts should be paid for?
Australian Academy of the Humanities 2024-10-17
Summary:
More than forty years ago, in the TV spoof Yes, Minister, Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby discussed the role of government in supporting the arts. Here’s part of their exchange. HACKER: Let us choose what we subsidise by the extent of popular demand. Nothing wrong with that; it’s democratic. APPLEBY: But Minister, [w]hat would […]
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