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[graphicalhouse]

Issue 50 of The Drouth featuring cover art by Ciara Phillips and our new masthead with bespoke type based on Glasgow's iconic Titan crane.

[emily-j-munro]

'Cultural intervention' & Skype

Our roundtable contributors - @ellomunro @mattmunrolloyd Jim Colquhoun, Lars Kristensen & @stramasharts #fftinyurl.com/roundtble

— The Drouth (@The_Drouth) June 7, 2013

The above tweet relates to a conversation I had on Skype a few months ago. It feels like a very long time ago. I can't remember the exact date but it was significant for us as Andrew Dixon's resignation as CEO of Creative Scotland had just been announced.

To read the whole thing you'll have to buy The Drouth but the published extract gives a reasonable flavour of what was discussed. Skype isn't the best medium for debate but it allowed six of us (four in Scotland, one in England and one in Sweden) to pretend we were in the same room. Actually, someone else was in the room with me, my husband Matt Lloyd is also a contributor, hence the 'I agree with everything Emily says' line.

There are some copy errors in the piece but The Drouth is a sparky wee journal put together by an editorial team of two who also have other occupations, so I hope you'll forgive them.

I'm glad I spoke about audiences here and about leading rather than reacting. I think I still stand by much of what I said. Mostly, probably.