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Damon Albarn says UK government “has no empathy with the arts whatsoever”

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Damon Albarn has said the UK government’s response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic shows they have “no empathy with the arts.”Speaking to PA News ahead of a series of virtual Gorillaz gigs, Albarn said: “This present government has no empathy with the arts whatsoever and sadly that is a really important part of British culture.

It is an essential part of British culture.“We live in a pretty fucking miserable country at times and we need our arts to uplift us.

It should be part of the prescription for our national health.”He went on to criticise the government’s focus on other areas such as football.

He said: “Maybe a little less emphasis on the Premier League just running and a bit more love given to the arts would be a start because,.

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