The Guardian view on arts freelancers: they must not be forgotten | Editorial

The government has stepped in to protect the UK’s cultural infrastructure, but has neglected the people who make the artThe £1.57bn rescue package for the arts that the UK government announced on 5 July was both absolutely necessary and rightly welcomed. The funds ought to be sufficient to sustain Britain’s artistic and cultural infrastructure until the spring. Had they not materialised, institutions such as the Royal Opera House would have faced collapse by Christmas.Yet theat