Monday 1 November 2010

BYE BYE CREATIVITY

I found out recently that the whole fashion department in Liverpool JMU has been, well, effectively deleted. And, as I am lead to believe, has the Geography and Politics departments. A worrying time for us all in the creative industries. It's a well-known secret that the Conservative government are not huge advocates of the arts - the dissolving of the British Arts Council hailed the slippery slope in my opinion - and these new revelations are indicating more is yet to come. Rumours that the Manchester and Salford fashion departments are at risk are also circulating. Only time will tell.

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  1. Fashion at JMU has had its new intake for 2011/12 suspended because of some negative feedback from the outgoing year in 2009/10 AND will be back in 2012 - even better! IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF CUTS - Honest!

    Colin Davies
    Head of Department of Design
    Liverpool School of Art and Design
    Liverpool John Moores University

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