If you look at the creative economy in this country, it’s per capita way bigger than any other in the world. Melvyn Bragg Read Quote
Miliband failed us, his Labour supporters. And Labour will now, because of him, be in a disaster zone for a long time. Melvyn Bragg Read Quote
I was the only BBC graduate trainee in 1961 interested in arts broadcasting. I knew I wanted to write, and I had to make a living. Melvyn Bragg Read Quote
I am 74 now. Looking back, I have a sense of not really being in control of my career. I just went where it took me. Melvyn Bragg Read Quote
The success of the arts has come through a mix of public subsidy, substantial private support, and good box-office receipts, but central to Labour’s post-1997 programme has been a determination to increase access as much as excellence. Melvyn Bragg Read Quote
In 1997, the Labour government set out to strengthen funding for the arts – and achieved it. Melvyn Bragg Read Quote