The bard pays homage to his two muses: his wife and his football club

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ON November 4, the Arts Council England announced which arts entities are welcomed to apply to the National Portfolio Organisations (NPO) programme.
For those unfamiliar with arts funding in Britain, or the significance of the NPO programme – the Arts Council England, Arts Council Wales and Creative Scotland have a support structure which grants “deserving” organisations sustained funding for a period of time longer than other funding streams.

Artists should not be consigned to a life of precarious working – they deserve dignity and proper workers’ rights, argues ZITA HOLBOURNE

MIKE QUILLE applauds an excellent example of cultural democracy: making artworks which are a relevant, integral part of working-class lives

BEN LUNN alerts us to the creeping return of philanthropy and private patronage, and suggests alternative paths to explore
