The Guardian view on access to art: drifting away | Editorial

As redundancies loom and opportunities for cultural experiences narrow, the arts risk regressing into a pastime for the eliteThe grim news in the arts continues apace. Tate wrote to staff this week confirming that 313 employees will be made redundant. These workers are from the commercial branch of the operation, a company that began modestly in the 1990s as the Tate Gallery’s restaurant. Now it is Tate Enterprises, which runs the organisation’s shops, cafes, bars, publishing house a