PRESS ONCE AGAIN ABUZZ WITH WEDGWOOD MUSEUM MESS

Tonight's press is full of new articles about the folly the British Government is trying to foment against the award winning, historically critical Wedgwood Museum. Click this post title for another well-written article by Tristram Hunt, MP for Stoke Central. He is excellent at articulating the situation and the ramifications of an incorrect decision. Go to http://www.savewedgwood.org/ to make yur voice heard on the subject!

(1/27/80) Here is a quote from the UK Telegraph on the Museum situation: "Threat to Wedgwood

SIR – I am fully aware of the Wedgwood Museum’s unfortunate situation (report, January 22) and recognise the implications for the people of Stoke-on-Trent, the Wedgwood family and part of the nation’s heritage.

My department has given full assistance to the museum, including grants of over £275,000 and ongoing expert advice. I have also written to the new owners of the Wedgwood company to stress the national importance of the museum’s collection.

Like all concerned, I must now await the outcome of the court case to establish whether the museum may be liable to pay Wedgwood’s pension debt. If the courts decide against the museum, I will do all I can to bring the cultural sector together to attempt to secure the collection for the nation."

Ed Vaizey MP (Con)
Culture Minister, London SW1