Scottish arts sector appeals to ministers over ‘devastating’ budget cuts

More than 100 organisations criticise loss of Creative Scotland funding for local artists during Edinburgh festival

Many of Scotland's best known arts organisations, including the Edinburgh fringe and national jazz orchestra, are in uproar over plans for deep cuts in culture funding.

They said the proposed cuts, which came to light in the middle of the Edinburgh festival, would leave Scottish artists in crisis and cause deep damage to the country's reputation and economy.