Arts organisations and festivals in Edinburgh are facing budget cuts of £2.5 million. Councillor Gordon Munro, culture and leisure spokesman for the Labour group on the council, told the Scotsman that: “The change in funding will make Edinburgh less fun and more vulnerable to the other cities that have looked at Edinburgh with envy”.
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Comment made by Chris Bartter on Aug 26th 2010 at 4:23 pm:
You can also find more about other cuts and privatisation proposed by the LibSNP administration of Edinb City Council on http://www.unison-edinburgh.org.uk/news/2010/1808.html