Can artists finally eat?
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What Was the Lowest Point for the Arts Sector?
The lowest point for the arts sector under the coalition government, I think, came towards the very end during the pandemic. It exacerbated every other kind of long-standing issue, long-standing challenge that the sector was already facing. In the book industry, it was an interesting period because, actually, sales of books did pretty well. But something like being a writer, something like the arts, is about belonging to a community and connections.
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