Do The Left-Leaning Arts Deserve A £1.5 Billion Bailout? Who Gets It? A Right - Wing Opportunity?

Britain's arts, theatrical & creative industries have faced unprecedented pressure during the Covid-19 lockdown, with most of them facing oblivion. As a result, to the consternation of free marketeers, the Government has announced a bailout of £1.57 billion. Meanwhile, the Black Lives Matter cultural crisis has materialised. What effect will these developments have on the future of the arts and, indeed, on our attitude towards the arts? Our panel: * Robin Aitken MBE: former BBC journalist & author of "Can We Trust the BBC?" and "The Noble Liar: How and why the BBC Distorts the News to Promote a Liberal Agenda." * William Cook: Arts journalist (Spectator, Independent, BBC, New Statesman etc.) and author. * Dr. Jacob Phillips: Associate Professor at St. Mary's University who writes about the Arts. * Rafe Heydel-Mankoo of the New Culture Forum: Historian, Author & Broadcaster. -------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to our channel on YouTube (click the Subscribe Button underneath the video and then Click on the Bell icon next to it to make sure you Receive All Notifications) AUDIO: If you prefer Audio you can subscribe on itunes or Soundcloud. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-923838732 itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/s... SUPPORT/DONATE: The New Culture Forum Channel is still very new and to continue to produce quality programming we need your support. Your donations will help ensure the show not only continues but can grow into a major online platform challenging the cultural orthodoxies dominant in our institutions, public life and media. PAYPAL/ CARD PAYMENTS - ONE TIME & MONTHLY: You can donate in a variety of ways via our website: http://www.newcultureforum.org.uk/#do... It is set up to accept one time and monthly donations. ABOUT THE SHOWs: NCF CounterCulture & So What You're Saying Is... (SWYSI) are weekly discussion shows with experts and significant figures from the political, cultural and academic worlds. The host is Peter Whittle (@PRWhittle), Founder & Director of The New Culture Forum, a Westminster-based think tank that seeks to challenge the cultural orthodoxies dominant in the media, academia, and British culture / society at large. Resident Guest: Rafal Heydel-Mankoo. JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Web: http://www.newcultureforum.org.uk F: https://www.facebook.com/NCultureForum/ Y: http://www.youtube.com/c/NewCultureForum T: http://www.twitter.com/NewCultureForum (@NewCultureForum)