Just as the Arts Council is cutting like crazy, (see Equity's report) so too MLA, the quango supposed to be in charge of museums, galleries, libraries and archives. In a move the spin-doctors call a 'radical step to sharpen delivery', they have announced that their regional organisation is to be scaled back before eventual replacement by a unified structure: MLA press release dated 20 February
CILIP's current illogical branch structures are based on MLA regions. With the end of the MLA regional presence, is there any justification for continuing with them?
