

What did the 2026 Autumn Budget mean for the arts?
The Chancellor’s plans include some welcome help, but also highlight a risk of further and deeper cuts to culture.

The Chancellor’s plans include some welcome help, but also highlight a risk of further and deeper cuts to culture.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey MP, has unveiled the 2026 Autumn Budget. In an initial reaction from the Campaign for the Arts, Director Jack

In a letter to all supporters of the Campaign for the Arts, our trustee Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason reacts to the news that the University of Nottingham will close its music department after more than a century.
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