We don't need music anyway

[MrGongGong]

So (as predicted) this looks like it's on the cards
I have (no surprise there then ) very strong views
but does ANYONE really think this is a good idea ?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/no-arts-in-the-english-baccalaureate-could-kill-britains-creative-economy-say-top-arts-figures-8280114.html

[teamsaint]

Er the people at the top don't want us thinking.
At all. About anything. Very dangerous. Language is there to serve their purposes. Orwell knew it all. Too much if anything.
Music...that's Saturday nights ITV September to December IIRC.

Oh , Answer is, yes some people will think its a good idea. But what do they know?!

[Serial_Apologist]

Oh, here we go - workers' rights (as mentioned top left hand side there), now this.

You're both so right, but it was all so foregone.....

[ahinton]

If music be the food of Gove...

OK, but whilst having distinguished practitioners of the arts railing against this absurd and dangerous idea is as predictable as it is welcome and necessary, what should we be hearing from whom on the government side of this? Jesse Norman, MP - where are you?