Centre Director Dr Richard Howells‘ contribution to the Battle of Ideas debate on “Can the Arts Save The Economy” is now available via online audio at:
http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2009/session_detail/2548/

The event was held at the Royal College of Art in London: joining the discussion with Richard were James Boyle, former controller of BBC Radio 4, Angus Kennedy, IT consultant, Karl-Erik Norman the opera singer and Secretary General of the European Cultural Parliament, and Douglas Slater, the writer, critic, political strategist and policy advisor, and co-founder of Stonewall.

You can hear Richard argue that the arts cannot save the economy -and neither should they be expected to either.