An influential UK think tank—the Fabian Society—is calling for children to spend at least 10% of their school week on arts activities, reversing the decline in arts provision within Britain’s state education system over the past decade.
In a new report published today, Arts For Us All, the Arts and Creative Industries Policy Unit at the London-based society also recommends undertaking a comprehensive review of arts funding—covering funding bodies such as Arts Council England, the National Lottery and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)—to “unlock new coalitions and approaches”. In another far-reaching move, the organisation would like to implement a “progressive city tourism charge” on tourist accommodation across the UK to raise extra funding.
The Fabian Society, founded in 1884, is Britain’s oldest political think tank. The society is at the forefront of developing political ideas and public policy on the left and is constitutionally affiliated to the Labour party, says a society statement.
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