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James McAvoy is wrong – the arts are better off without subsidy

If state schools are being pushed away from the arts, how did 76,000 of their pupils end up taking drama GCSE last year?

14 March 2015

9:00 AM

14 March 2015

9:00 AM

The season of cringe-making acceptance speeches at arts awards ceremonies is nearly over, thank heavens. But it hasn’t passed without a most fatuous contribution from James McAvoy as he accepted a nomination for best actor at the Olivier Awards this week. He should have stuck to sobbing and thanking his agent.

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