Examination of the huge claims made for p.a.; it flourished during a decade when the government decreased spending on art; the Cabinet endorsed spending on p.a. in inner cities as part of urban regeneration '88; MSC programmes often provided more arts funding than the RAA's and local gov't; in '88 ACGB ceased funding permanent p.a. but continued to fund temporary work; its work is now advocacy and it launched the % for art book; concludes with an endorsement of Common Ground's policies.

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