Do They Have Someone in Mind?

Being a life-long jazz fan, I received an email from Derby Jazz today. It included this: (image)

No hope for us then! Pity we live outside Belper!

It matters little how capable, knowledgeable, experienced or enthusiastic you might be. Unless you are a young black female (or trans) addicted to social media living in or near Belper, forget it!

Could this possibly be

• Ageist?
• Biased?
• Geoist?  😁
• Racist?
• Sexist?
• Discriminatory?
• Illegal?
• Or just plain Woke?

This is what the Arts Council – and partners – spend taxpayers money on! (After office costs, salaries, travel, expenses, perks and pensions.)

There’s already nine of them spending the money, and if you have a few moments to spare, click here to see and hear what we get for it (If we are prepared to risk spending time in the city at night, and pay another £15 each for admission).