At Arms Length: Recollections and Reflections on the Arts, Media and a Young Democracy

The battles in arts funding is a common problem in many nations and this commentary relates the struggles of arts and media programs in Wales. Written from a personal perspective, this account focuses on the battle to maintain the arm’s length principle–both parties are on equal footing with no gain–in arts funding, while also describing the long devolutionary road and a struggle to sustain a more local voice in the face of globalization and the increasing centralization of British government and media.