At Arms Length

The battles in arts funding is a common problem in many nations and this commentary relates the struggles of arts and media programs in Wales. Written from a personal perspective, this account focuses on the battle to maintain the arm's length principle--both parties are on equal footing with no gain--in arts funding, while also describing the long devolutionary road and a struggle to sustain a more local voice in the face of globalization and the increasing centralization of British government and media.