Archive for March, 2014

Nottinghamshire County Council’s recent suggestion that it might cut its grant to Nottingham Playhouse highlights a much wider issue.

Of course we all acknowledge the pressures on public spending. Cutting cultural funds can of course seem to be a politically “safe” thing to do.

However, it is not as simple as that. I spend a fair bit of time trying to “sell” Nottinghamshire. A vibrant economy means more clients and therefore more profit for the professional services firm where I work. That in turn, of course, means more staff employed with ultimately a greater public sector “take.”