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The Skinny, published by community interest company Radge Media, has ceased publication in a blow to the Scottish arts scene.<\/p>\n
Radge, which also publishes Fest and GNAW magazines, issued a statement saying that the latest issue would be the last after 20 years as a monthly arts, music, film and culture freesheet, based in Edinburgh and distributed in cities across Scotland.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are devastated that our work has come to such a sudden end,\u201d it said. \u201d We have not been immune to the economic difficulties in the Scottish arts and despite our very best efforts, funding pressures across the sector, rising costs and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis have contributed to an increasingly challenging situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Skinny is a key asset to Scottish cultural life, but it was produced by a small team with all the challenges that entails \u2013 we did the best we could with the resources at our disposal, and we can only apologise to our readers, colleagues and advertisers for making such a sudden exit, but we have been unable to find a way to continue the work at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Radge Media CIC is understood to have had about a dozen employees who published 350,000 magazines a year. <\/p>\n
After launching in 2005, The Skinny closed during the pandemic lockdowns, but was restarted after a Crowdfunder raised more than \u00a316,000.<\/p>\n
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