Scottish Arts Overhaul May Be DOA

“The Scottish Executive is likely to turn its back on ‘Culture Scotland’, the arts super-quango proposed in its £600,000 policy review, according to those who recommended its creation… A leading member of the Cultural Commission, believes there is little appetite for the sweeping changes it recommended earlier this year. It proposed abolishing the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen in favour of two new agencies, Culture Scotland to handle policy and the Culture Fund to manage the cash.”