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Festival of Brexit moving forwards: ‘Even before the pandemic, arts leaders questioned whether it was the best use of £120 million, criticisms that have grown given the dire financial straits Britain’s cultural institutions now find themselves in.’
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/festival-of-brexit-will-justify-120m-bill-says-director-bq5xkzt38 1/2
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/festival-of-brexit-will-justify-120m-bill-says-director-bq5xkzt38 1/2
‘Some have asked what is the point of a festival if the sector is “knackered”.’ 2/2
More on the "Festival of Brexit" - now called Festival UK 2022 - here: 'Creativity has always proven itself brilliant at finding more of what we have in common than what we don't. So the idea that projects can bring people together is a really timely one.' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54069456
Martin Green - who has a good track record - commented: 'Remember, coming together and bringing people together isn't about asking people all to think and believe the same thing. It's about understanding each other and appreciating each other's differences and commonalities.'
Sunder Katwala - @sundersays - has interesting thread on the idea of the festival, including polling data (from 2019): https://twitter.com/sundersays/status/1303577108929818624?s=20
