Comment: The arts will not save our inner cities

By Nick Seddon, Third Sector, 24 October 2007

Last month, Arts Council England announced the appointment of its new chief executive, Alan Davey, who will take up his post early next year.

For those who regard the Arts Council as more of a quango than a charity, it will come as no surprise to learn that Davey is an establishment man. He is currently director of arts and culture at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, where he has been for...

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