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With venues closed for the foreseeable future and no financial support from the government, musicians are facing a very bleak future, says JAMES DICKENSON
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RON JACOBS is persuaded by the parallel drawn between Charles Manson and Donald Trump
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DESPITE increasing press coverage of the plight of music and musicians, little of any substance has been forthcoming for them in Britain.
A careful inspection of the grants given since the government’s £1.25 billion financial package for the arts was announced makes grim reading for individual musicians.
Not a single one has received any funding. Many are facing bankruptcy, homelessness and finding new careers after decades of work.
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