As he prepared to leave London to set up an American Shakespeare Company in Los Angeles, Britain's most famous theater director, Sir Peter Hall, wrote in the Mail on Sunday that Prime Minister Tony Blair, promoter of Cool Britannia, has in fact betrayed the arts by refusing them subsidies.
Sir Peter Hall felt that Tony Blair's promotion of Cool Britannia assured the Prime Minister's permanent status as "A Friend of the Arts".
mnli hypothesis: Sir Peter Hall felt that Tony Blair's promotion of Cool Britannia assured the Prime Minister's permanent status as "A Friend of the Arts". premise: As he prepared to leave London to set up an American Shakespeare Company in Los Angeles, Britain's most famous theater director, Sir Peter Hall, wrote in the Mail on Sunday that Prime Minister Tony Blair, promoter of Cool Britannia, has in fact betrayed the arts by refusing them subsidies.