Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 02/10/2026At @campaignforthearts.org we welcome this report from the DCMS Select Committee, and in particular its recognition of the vital importance of the BBC to the UK’s creative ecosystem and national life. (1/5) 100
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 29/09/2026🚨 BREAKING: UK national museums & galleries "will remain free, to all of us, forever". Speaking at Tate Liverpool yesterday, Culture Sec Lisa Nandy put the debate to bed, pledging to defend free access "for all of us, and all people across the world" 🏛️ 🌍 284
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I’m grateful to the @houseoflords.parliament.uk Communications & Digital Committee for asking me to give evidence to their BBC Charter inquiry, and I fully support their conclusions in @baronesskeeley.bsky.social‘s excellent letter to Lisa Nandy today. (1/4) committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...committees.parliament.ukTime for a “bold, confident and unapologetic” approach to future of the BBC - Committees - UK ParliamentThe Communications and Digital Committee has today written to the Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, setting out its view on key proposals for the next BBC Cha... 220
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 01/09/2026🗣️ More funding, more teachers, and more space for the arts in schools 🚀 033
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Arts subjects now account for just 10% of all A-level entries – a record low, and the sharpest single-year drop in the arts’ share of entries since 2021. www.campaignforthearts.org/news/exam-re...campaignforthearts.orgArts A-level entries drop sharply to record low | Campaign for the ArtsThe share of A-level entries in arts subjects has now shrunk by more than a third since 2010. 110
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 01/08/2026In less than a week, over 21,000 people have signed our petition to the Prime Minister, asking him to put the arts and culture in his 10-year plan for the UK. Please sign and share to help us reach 25,000! 🌱 034
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Looking forward to joining @ayeshahazarika.bsky.social on Times Radio #CultureHour from 6pm, to discuss what the Burnham government could mean for the arts - & @campaignforthearts.org’s petition to the PM, which has been backed by 10,000+ people in 24 hrs. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10...campaignforthearts.orgPrime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the ArtsSign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere. 083
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The UK is getting a "10-year plan". The arts should be in it. 🎶💃🎭🎨✍️📸🎥🧵🏛️ 0103
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 25/07/2026The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. @andyburnham.bsky.social the arts and culture MUST be part of it. We've launched an urgent petition to make sure the arts can play their part in revitalising the nation 🌱 Add your name ✏️ www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10... 03018
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 11/06/2026🗣️ This week, our Director gave evidence in Parliament on the future of the BBC. As the UK’s largest cultural organisation, the BBC’s unique role in UK arts and culture MUST be central to the Charter Renewal debate. 161
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 18/03/2026Our BBC consultation tool was used 8,478 times ⚙️ Every one of those responses will now be read and analysed by the government as it shapes the BBC's future funding and public purposes. Thank you for showing up for the BBC's unique role in UK arts and culture 💜 151
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 10/03/2026We’re entering the final hours of the government’s consultation on the future of the BBC (deadline = 23:59). Far more than just a broadcaster, the BBC is a cultural organisation with a unique role in our creative ecology and shared national life. (1/3) www.campaignforthearts.org/reports/a-st...campaignforthearts.orgA Stage for the Nation | Campaign for the ArtsThe UK Government is reviewing the purposes and funding of the BBC. It's vital that they consider the arts and culture, and the unique role that the BBC plays 110
Reposted by Jack GambleThangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Time’s nearly up to respond to the DCMS public consultation on the future of the BBC! For some good inspiration and reminders of the value of the BBC for arts and culture, see the excellent paper published by Campaign For the Arts: www.campaignforthearts.org/wp-content/u...campaignforthearts.org 098
Reposted by Jack GambleRobin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk · 09/03/2026This is an excellent tool from @campaignforthearts.org which helps you to respond to the government's charter review consultation on the BBC, while being able to see CFTA's responses alongside www.campaignforthearts.org/reports/a-st...campaignforthearts.orgBBC Charter Review - Public Consultation | Campaign for the ArtsIf the screen is blank, please scroll up! 142
Reposted by Jack GambleOwen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Nice to see the @campaignforthearts.org drawing on our @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk work to position on the BBC as part of our shared social infrastructure. 032
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 05/03/2026𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 from @campaignforthearts.org about the UK's largest cultural organisation: the BBC. As ministers begin the first review of the BBC for over a decade, we've analysed the unique and essential role it plays in UK arts and culture. (1/4) www.campaignforthearts.org/reports/a-st...campaignforthearts.orgA Stage for the Nation | Campaign for the ArtsThe UK Government is reviewing the purposes and funding of the BBC. It's vital that they consider the arts and culture, and the unique role that the BBC plays 100
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 17/02/2026🏴 Do you want to hear all of Scotland's main political parties discuss their plans for culture ahead of May's elections? Then join us for a FREE, open-access, livestreamed event next Thursday evening: www.campaignforthearts.org/events/scott... 142
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 08/01/2026"Let's make sure we have a properly funded BBC that reflects and celebrates who we are." Today in the House of Lords, former BBC Director-General Lord Tony Hall underlined the importance of the BBC as a cultural organisation. 272
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 02/12/2025It's #GivingTuesday, and CFTA's Big Festive Fundraiser has just begun ✨ This week, and this week only, your donation is doubled. Help us raise £25k and step it up for the arts in 2026. 👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... 014
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 01/12/2025What did last week's Budget mean for the arts? 📉 Central funding essentially unchanged 🗜 Local funding could be squeezed further 🏛️ Big changes to business rates 🏨 New funding could come from visitor levies 🇬🇧 More £ for the devolved administrations www.campaignforthearts.org/news/what-di...campaignforthearts.orgWhat did the 2025 Autumn Budget mean for the arts? | Campaign for the ArtsThe Chancellor avoided big new cuts, but did not unlock significant new potential for the UK’s arts and culture sector. 013
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Citizens from every parliamentary constituency in the UK have come together, ahead of the forthcoming Spending Review, to urge the Chancellor to protect and grow public investment in the arts and culture. 🎶💃🎭🎨✍️📸🎥🧵🏛️ www.campaignforthearts.org/news/citizen...campaignforthearts.orgCitizens from every UK constituency urge Chancellor to grow arts funding in Spending Review | Campaign for the ArtsEvery MP in the House of Commons has a constituent who has signed the Campaign for the Arts' petition, urging the Chancellor to grow public investment in the arts and culture. 073
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 04/06/2025🥁 Today, we delivered our petition to the Chancellor – signed by over 37,000 citizens from every one of the UK’s 650 constituencies 🥁 💜 Thank you to everyone who signed, shared, and shouted about the petition. @RachelReeves — over to you ⌛️ 0138
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 02/06/2025We're now just 250 short of 37,000 signatures on our petition 🤏 That's tens of thousands of voices from every part of the UK delivering one clear message: if the government wants national renewal, they should invest in the arts and culture 🌱 HELP US HIT 37K 👉 campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...campaignforthearts.orgPetition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the ArtsThe Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. 023
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 29/05/2025The arts make us happier and healthier! We're not even joking. 😂 CFTA Director @jackgamble.bsky.social will be joining @simonforstroud.bsky.social, Louisa Jackson & @jonathanpienews.bsky.social for a chat about comedy as healthcare! Next week at SXSW London. 👇 www.sxswlondon.com/session/come... 012
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 21/05/2025In the past fortnight, over 30,000 people have signed the @campaignforthearts.org petition urging the UK Government to protect and grow investment in the arts and culture. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...campaignforthearts.orgPetition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the ArtsThe Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. 120
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 12/05/2025Over 20,000 people have signed our petition in less than a week! ✍️💥 Thank you for your support. Together we can urge the UK Government to protect and grow investment in the arts and culture. Let's keep it going 👇🌱 www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp... 299
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Public investment in the arts benefits the public. As the Chancellor reviews spending plans for the rest of this decade, @campaignforthearts.org is making that case by uniting and expressing support from every constituency in the UK. (1/2) www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...campaignforthearts.orgPetition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the ArtsThe Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. 110
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 25/02/2025Jennie Lee's trailblazing white paper for the arts was published 60 years ago today. It insisted that the arts should be central to everyday life and publicly supported for the benefit of all. www.campaignforthearts.org/news/jennie-...campaignforthearts.orgJennie Lee's vision for the arts, 60 years on | Campaign for the ArtsLee's trailblazing white paper of 1965 insisted that the arts should be central to everyday life and publicly supported for the benefit of all. 01811
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 23/02/2025NEW: The UK Government has committed "over £270m" to an 'Arts Everywhere Fund', and green-lit £67m of investment in cultural infrastructure projects. Here's our explainer and a snap analysis 👇 www.campaignforthearts.org/news/uk-gove...campaignforthearts.orgUK Government commits new funding for arts and culture | Campaign for the ArtsThe Government has committed "over £270m" to an 'Arts Everywhere Fund', and green-lit £67m of investment in cultural infrastructure projects. 0125
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 11/01/2025Our drama schools are facing a financial crisis, shutting down opportunities for the next generation. On @theguardian.com today, Campaign for the Arts trustee Samuel West calls for "urgent action to protect and expand everyone’s access to the arts". www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.com‘National catastrophe’: drama school funding crisis in England sparks concernActors Samuel West and Paapa Essiedu join calls for urgent action to protect and expand access to arts 03620
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Very grateful to @thestage.bsky.social for recognising our work at @campaignforthearts.org in this year's #TheStage100 list. It would be impossible without our brilliant team, our supporters and donors across the UK, and our expert partners. Huge thanks to all of you. 0121
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 17/12/2024NEW: English councils have cut culture spending by more than 50% since 2009-10, further jeopardising local access to the arts. The Campaign for the Arts has launched an open call for information from the public, as councils consider next year's budgets. www.campaignforthearts.org/news/english...campaignforthearts.orgEnglish councils have more than halved culture spending since 2010, new CFTA analysis finds | Campaign for the ArtsThe milestone is crossed as councils weigh further cuts in next year's budgets. The Campaign for the Arts has launched an open call for information from the public. 01814
Jack Gamble @jackgamble.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Initial @campaignforthearts.org analysis suggests the #ScottishBudget is even better for arts and culture than the Government comms suggest. They are heralding a £34 million increase, but Arts spending will rise by £43m next year and the overall culture budget by £42m, according to Budget docs. 071
Reposted by Jack GambleCampaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · 13/11/2024We're excited to start using @bsky.app! The Campaign for the Arts believes that the arts make life better, and everyone should have opportunities to experience and take part in them. Do you feel the same? Follow us now!media.tenor.coma brown background with the words hello there in white lettersALT: a brown background with the words hello there in white letters 13210