Is Cutting Funding for Arts Degrees Economically Justifiable?

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The creative industry is a huge part of the british economy. But not all people who work in those industries have fine arts degrees. John gapper says slashing funding for arts programmes isn't economically justified. He thinks it's short sighted to cut spending on an industry that contributes so much to the economy.

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