The shrinkage in the UK’s support for the arts—whether in education, professional performance, or general participation—in the last two decades is startling. That is the inference to be drawn from a report launched on Monday by the University of Warwick and the Campaign for the Arts. We have known for half a century that support from the public purse was less than in most European countries, but on almost all measures, Britain now ranks in the bottom three. The report examined the state of the arts from 2010 to 2023, and here are some of its stark findings as they impact England.