So I ask once more, only this time with a slightly more angry tone than last time, What is Arts Council England actually about during these days of lockdown?

The two clear and obvious messages we’ve managed to gather from our mostly failed attempts to communicate with the still rather aloof Arts Council England over the last couple of weeks are, whatever you do don’t ever try to be in any kind of way “self-sufficient” and please don’t attempt to stand on your own…