400 artists signed a letter: UK could become cultural wasteland due to coronavirus

More than 400 of the UK’s leading artists, among them musicians Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Rufus Wainwright, Jamie Cullum, Katie Melua, Stephen Hough, Terry Hall, Meera Syal, have signed a letter calling on the UK government to release funds to support the creative industries, Guardian reports. The artists warn that unless more is done the country could become “a cultural wasteland” because of the economic damage done during the Covid-19 outbreak. Find the letter text in full with list of signatories here.