Following the Spending Review last Wednesday our colleagues at the Independent Theatre Council emailed us, and all its members with a selection of links that they have collated providing the main coverage of this story, the announcements and media comments.

As you will all know by now, the Arts Council will have its budget cut by 29.6% over the period 2011-2014.     The Treasury, however, has requested that only 15% of this is passed to front-line arts organisations.  The Arts Council will announce how they will implement the cuts shortly after its National Council meets on 25 October.

- For the full letter from Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, to Dame Forgan, Chair of Arts Council England, explaining the outcome for the arts click here

- Alan Davey, Chief Executive of the Arts Council, respond to the cuts here

- The BBC reviews the consequences for the arts and culture here

- Lyn Gardner calls for sharing resources in her Guardian’s Blog

- The Daily Telegraph rings the alarm for regional arts here

- The Stage rounds up reactions from various cultural leaders here

And finally, to step back a little from our own doom and gloom, read BBC correspondents giving an overview of how the arts are funded outside the UK – click here