The Guardian view on the danger for the arts: action is needed now | Editorial
After three months of silence, Oliver Dowden must do more than issue vague reassurances Twelve and a half weeks have passed since, on 16 March, Boris Johnson told Britons they must "avoid" theatres. For 12 of those weeks, the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, has remained silent on the devastating consequences of the prime minister's words on the cultural fabric of the UK. Lockdown was necessary. But so was rapidly f…