Michelle Lefevre suggests how to battle myths about arts funding… and when to admit defeat.
Every time the discussion about arts funding comes up, especially on newspaper websites like the Guardian or The Daily Express, the trolls come out to play with their particular brand of "reasoning" about why this poor little country can't afford, or shouldn't even bother, funding the arts.
Well dear readers allow us to debunk those myths for you and when you come up against said trolls in your internet or real world travels don't waste your time arguing with them just say "reason 4 applies here, now push off!"
Every time the discussion about arts funding comes up, especially on newspaper websites like the Guardian or The Daily Express, the trolls come out to play with their particular brand of "reasoning" about why this poor little country can't afford, or shouldn't even bother, funding the arts.
Well dear readers allow us to debunk those myths for you and when you come up against said trolls in your internet or real world travels don't waste your time arguing with them just say "reason 4 applies here, now push off!"