Taking the pics

Published date07 April 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
They blew a record amount last year while spending on municipal museums and galleries was slashed

An oil painting of two fish on a plate was framed at a cost of £5,000 and now hangs on the walls of the

Chancellor's home at 11 Downing Street. The same amount was spent on a wax-polished walnut frame for a painting at the UK embassy in Berne, Switzerland. The total framing bill since the Conservatives came to power is now £1.9million.

Over the past decade, spending by councils on museums and art galleries has fallen by £79m to £183m. Spending on local libraries was slashed by £292m to £668m per...

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