Only a small, sad nation robs its people of arts and culture | Frances Ryan

Since 2010, £400m has been stripped from these ‘non-essential’ services. It is a short-sighted, dehumanising tragedy

As it emerged Grantham Museum will soon look out on to a bronze statue of Margaret Thatcher, I found myself thinking about the last time I stepped foot in there.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WMIlP6