"The war against the arts and humanities is nothing new – though this is the first time that the fight has migrated so directly to Britain ... Government’s approach is more sinister than the old right-wing tactic of taking aim at disciplines that can be derided as effete. The British cuts reveal a push in developed countries – one that also started in the US – to target the kinds of education that lead to an open, vigorous civil society and a population that is hard to suppress." (Quoted from article)