on january 14, 2010, the rsa in partnership with arts council england hosted a one-day conference in london called "state of the arts". a number of speakers from various dispclines from art to government gathered to talk about the state of the arts industry in the united kingdom. notable speakers included jeremy hunt mp, secretary of state for culture, media &amp; sport and his counterpart ben bradshaw mp, who was then the secretary of state for culture, media &amp; sport. notably, jeremy hunt stated that if the conservative party won the next elections then government funding for the arts would be cut.