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Keep your distance, former culture ministers warn UK government


Two former UK culture ministers have spoken out to
The Art Newspaper in defence of the country’s cherished “arm’s length principle”, which ensures national museums and organisations such as Arts Council England can operate independently, without government interference. Ed Vaizey and Chris Smith say that the rule is under threat because of the “anti-woke” campaign currently being waged by ministers in Boris Johnson’s government.
The criticism comes after culture secretary Oliver Dowden held a summit on 23 February telling national museum heads and leaders from the National Trust, Historic England, the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England how to put into practice the government’s “retain and explain” approach towards controversial historic statues and monuments. According to the ....

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