Igor Toronyi-Lalic

In defence of the Arts Council

The Arts Council forcing ENO to move to Manchester is the inevitable logical conclusion of turning art from something that has a value in and of itself into a social Band-Aid. Photo: Richard Baker / In Pictures / Getty Images

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