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The first cut is the deepest

With conference season in full swing, CEO of Punch Records, Ammo Talwar calls on policymakers to recognise culture as infrastructure with high growth potential and to invest, long-term, in rebuilding cultural institutions, particularly outside London.

Ammo Talwar MBE
5 min read

I think Cat Stevens was wrong, and now we’re finding out the hard way. Because now, it's not just artists that are feeling that cut - it’s everyone. Those programmes that give a voice to young people?...

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