But not for much else! It seems the dramatic arts are in hibernation and there's no sign of a thaw. The work scene has frozen solid and there's nary a job in sight. The only sound the recession has brought is the gutless bleating of local authorities and government cutting arts funding.

Is Maynard Keynes' creation of the Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts completely forgotten? A reminder then!

CEMA was founded in World War Two to ensure that the arts survived and provided the population with much needed relief in hard times. The existence of CEMA was the spur to the creation of the Arts Coucil of Great Britain (as it was then called) after the war. Now is NOT the time to back away from supporting the arts, but rather to redouble efforts to ensure that Great Briatain continues to do what it does better than any other nation on earth.