Figures show growing 'culture gap' between rich and poor Scots

Scottish people from the country's poorest areas have much less possibility to read books, play instruments, participate in dramas.

These figures show that cultural differences between wealthy people and the poor are growing in terms of participation in cultural activities, including pleasure of reading.

According to the analysis of the Scottish household survey in 2016, 88% of Scotland's wealthiest people participate in cultural activities over the past 12 months. 66% of the richest people involved in cultural activities.

According to critics, the statistics show that in the context of ongoing reduction of board services like libraries, "incentives" are needed to improve access to culture.

Claire Baker, a spokesman for the Scottish Labor Party Culture, said: "These data show that austerity finance and inequality are not only money in the pocket but also the quality of life that people can have.

"Cultural events enrich our lives by reading, visiting art museums, watching live performances, etc.

"These figures reveal great gaps in almost every aspect of the lives of the richest and the poorest in society, a further effective reduction of £ 700 million to local governments will only make things worse is.

"It is clear that there is a need to take radical action to resolve the gap between the wealthiest people and the poorest among the society as well as the economy."

Compared with only 58% of those who are not eligible to participate in cultural activities, 95% of those with degrees and professional qualifications participated in cultural events over the past 12 months.

Women tend to participate in cultural activities, such as playing musical instruments or creating computers with creative work, but in men it is more common.

At the same time, about half of adults said they are very satisfied with the services of the Diet such as museums, museums, theaters, concert halls, libraries, or are very happy.

A Scottish government spokesman said the recent budget proposal includes a 10% increase in cultural expenditure - the total expenditure next year will amount to 166.8 million pounds next year

"The Scottish government is very clear, its background will never be an obstacle to participation in culture.

He stated that the government is now developing a national cultural strategy to develop "to maximize participation regardless of the background - future visions and priorities for cultural development".

It is a fact that the disparity between wealthy people and poor people is spreading. According to a survey by London Health Observatory and Equality Trust, in the UK alone, the gap between rich and poor has expanded to record levels in the past 30 years.

The United States today is one of the countries with the largest differences between rich and poor in any high income country, and this difference continues to expand. Some prominent economists warn that expansion of the disparity between the wealthy and poor in the US population is a problem that could lower and destroy the country's economy and living standards. In 2006, Alan Greenspan wrote as follows. "The income disparity between the majority of the US and the rest will be very large and growth will be so rapid that there is the possibility of threatening the stability of democratic capitalism itself." In 2013, Stratfor George Friedman, the responsible official, said that the standard of living in the middle class is declining, "If half of the countries are stagnating and the remaining half are rapidly increasing, the social structure of the United States will face risks , The United States has accumulated tremendous global power. "

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