Move over, stuffed teddy. Our children today need more to stimulate their minds | Tristram Hunt

Youngsters who conjure amazing worlds from their imaginations will be tomorrow’s artistsHere is a curious tension. This month, the government announced an extra £77m to support new “creative clusters” across film, fashion, TV and gaming. With the creative industries supporting more than 2m jobs and bringing in £108bn a year to the British economy, it makes sense.Yet at the same time, we are throttling the pipeline. The last 12 years have witnessed a 60% collapse in