Explainers
Business rates and the arts in England: all you ever wanted to know (and more)
How changes to business rates expose the gap between the value and valuation of cultural organisations
18/03/2026
News and views
Press Releases
CFTA publishes A STAGE FOR THE NATION ahead of BBC Charter Review
Our major new report argues that the BBC is far more than a broadcaster: it is a cultural organisation and an essential pillar of national social infrastructure, whose future funding must be secured with ambition and principle.
05/03/2026
Updates
CFTA responds to Welsh Budget 2026-7
Welsh culture spending is seeing a moderate increase, repairing previous cuts.
20/01/2026
Updates
CFTA responds to draft Scottish Budget 2026-7
The Scottish Government has once again increased its investment in culture, improving prospects for artists and organisations at a critical moment.
13/01/2026
Press Releases
CFTA responds to independent review of Arts Council England
The Campaign for the Arts has responded to the publication of an independent review of Arts Council England, led by Baroness Margaret Hodge DBE and
16/12/2025
Explainers
What did the 2025 Autumn Budget mean for the arts?
The Chancellor avoided big new cuts, but did not unlock significant new potential for the UK’s arts and culture sector.
28/11/2025
Press Releases
CFTA responds to Autumn Budget 2025
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, has unveiled the 2025 Autumn Budget. In an initial reaction from the Campaign for the Arts, Director Jack
26/11/2025
Explainers
Curriculum change in England – what’s happening?
EBacc scrapped, Progress 8 to be reformed, a new core enrichment entitlement… What does it all mean?
05/11/2025
Explainers
GCSE and A-level arts entries fall again, to lowest levels since 2010
New analysis by the Campaign for the Arts reveals that arts subjects now account for a smaller proportion of GCSE and A-level entries than at any time since 2010.
21/08/2025
Articles
The State of the Arts: one year on
Five charts that tell us something about the health of the arts in the UK in 2025.
31/07/2025
Press Releases
CFTA contributes to landmark report on how streaming is changing public service media
Arts programmes are among those at risk of being less available, prominent and discoverable on the streaming platforms of the UK’s public service broadcasters.
22/07/2025
Press Releases
One year of Labour: “hit and miss for the arts”
CFTA Director Jack Gamble reflects on the first year of this Labour Government, finding cause both for concern and for hope.
08/07/2025
Explainers
What did the 2025 Spending Review mean for the arts?
The Chancellor has made choices in this Spending Review that will affect the health of the arts for the next three years and beyond.
12/06/2025
Press Releases
Citizens from every UK constituency urge Chancellor to grow arts funding in Spending Review
Every MP in the House of Commons has a constituent who has signed the Campaign for the Arts’ petition, urging the Chancellor to grow public investment in the arts and culture.
04/06/2025
Press Releases
CFTA launches urgent petition after new analysis reveals further 6% cut to culture department this year
It comes just weeks before the Chancellor Rachel Reeves decides levels of spending on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport until at least 2029.
06/05/2025