Last week, the Conservative party conference came to town, and Creative Times asked me to cover a fringe event at Cornerhouse where Ed Vaizey, the minister for culture, communications and the creative industries, faced the critical glare of various arts organisations and professionals. Although he was such an annoyingly disarming Boris Johnson-esque chap, it was impossible to be too cross with him…
Ed Vaizey: “The arts feel like they’re thriving.”
