of the Cultural Recovery Fund, which saw the government pledging £1.57 billion to save the beleaguered sector earlier this year.However, The Independent claims to have seen confidential documents which show that organisations have agreed to publicise the government’s ‘Here For Culture’ campaign on social media in order to receive the funding.Speaking to the publication, one recipient said it was “somewhat galling to be forced to essentially thank the government for funds to bail us out of the situation they have put us into”.Today the Cultural Recovery Fund awards its first round of funding to 1,385 organisations.Spanning theatre, dance, music and more the awarded amount is over £250million.This will help protect the arts and save jobs.
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