Trouble In Paradise?

Great Britain’s arts scene should truly be the envy of the world, and increasingly, the UK’s successes are making their way to other nations as well. “We export £6 billion of cultural products each year, mostly thanks to music and theatre. That’s more than the United States manages, for all of Hollywood’s huffing and puffing. Why, then, is there disquiet in the arts world? Is global success masking an intractable problem at home? Or is there a perception of black clouds massing on the horizon? The answer is both.”