This article was first published by the Guardian.
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced it will update guidance warning that “political statements” could break funding agreements, after a backlash from the arts and culture sector.
A series of recent updates to ACE policies had advised organisations that it funds to be wary of “overtly political or activist” statements made in a personal capacity by people linked to them.
But the updates were met with fury from artists, writers and musicians including Matt Haig, Robert Macfarlane, Feargal Sharkey and Nikita Gill.
