Patronage

PM's science prizes. Helen had literary prizes under the aegis of the Prime Minister - where she would give some money out as an additional lump sum to the pension for senior literary figures. It was a very safe way of doing things: to acknowledge the already acknowledged - rather than say have youth as the recipients (who may actually need the money to survive and continue in their field).

So I was wondering what had happened to Helen's legacy now the new PM had fixed on science rather than the arts. I've been told the Arts Minister is hosting the literary awards now. It's at Premier House this week.