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We not only want to defend public service broadcasting but promote a democratised vision of what it should mean, writes Equity leader PAUL W FLEMING

MUCH attention is paid, rightly, by our movement to the government’s dismantling of state support for healthcare, social security and education. 

Less attention is paid to arts, culture, and entertainment — which have equally suffered under austerity and privatisation. 

When we have that focus, we often turn to subsidised theatre, arts education or the BBC — all at the hard end of cuts. 

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