The Arts Are For Rich People

If you are talented and from a lower income family you will struggle to work in the arts in the UK

There’s a reason why most of the most famous and successful actors in the UK are white and educated at public school — and it’s very simple — money talks.

I suppose it has always been the case that art, in most of its forms, is still in 2021 largely the place where wealthier people can build a successful career. This has been brought home recently to my children in various ways.