Nadine Dorries might be a ‘Marmite’ minister but her commitment to arts in the North is not in doubt – The Yorkshire Post says

TO MANY, Nadine Dorries is regarded as the ultimate ‘Marmite’ Minister – and the plain-speaking Culture Secretary, and close ally of Boris Johnson, would be the first to concede this.
By YP Comment
Published 23rd Feb 2022, 16:34 BST
Nadine Dorries is the Culture Secretary.Nadine Dorries is the Culture Secretary.
Nadine Dorries is the Culture Secretary.

What is not in doubt, however, is her passion for the arts and her determination, as so ably demonstrated this week, for a more equitable distribution of public funds.

Arts funding: My plan to end North-South divide so culture can drive levelling up agenda – Nadine Dorries

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As she discovered to her horror on taking office, “Arts Council spending currently equates to around £21 per head in London” compared to just £9.20 in Yorkshire. Given this, it is a tribute that this region is home to such a vibrant arts and culture sector when it is still being shortchanged to this extent.

Nadine Dorries is the Culture Secretary. She was born in Liverpool.Nadine Dorries is the Culture Secretary. She was born in Liverpool.
Nadine Dorries is the Culture Secretary. She was born in Liverpool.

But the Minister’s timely intervention also shows the art of the possible – namely what could be achieved in the regions with fairer funding – and The Yorkshire Post looks forward to Ms Dorries honouring her pledge to place culture at the heart of the levelling up agenda, and for her native North to become the new arts capital of Britain.

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