{"id":74178,"date":"2024-02-14T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=74178"},"modified":"2024-02-14T07:00:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:00:09","slug":"all-fascists-are-terrified-of-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2024\/02\/14\/all-fascists-are-terrified-of-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"All fascists are terrified of the arts"},"content":{"rendered":"

I noticed this Tweet thread yesterday:<\/p>\n

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The creeping spread of fascism is apparent in every word of that.<\/p>\n

Gary Lineker cannot express his personal opinions and, according to some, work for the BBC.<\/p>\n

Now, artists are to be denied the right to express their opinions if they do not wish to prejudice the funding of organisations that might engage them. Think how that will silence some of our activist actors.<\/p>\n

All fascists are terrified of the arts, and with good reason. It is now very clear that the fascists running the UK want to close down the right of those in the arts to speak freely.<\/p>\n

The spread of authoritarian control in the UK is now becoming truly frightening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I noticed this Tweet thread yesterday: The creeping spread of fascism is apparent in every word of that. Gary Lineker cannot express his personal opinions
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