Local authorities’ culture offer hinges on Spending Review
Councils call for an extra £400,000 funding for arts and culture as venues in smaller authorities face life-threatening…
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Tech enabling creativity
One of the most powerful things to emerge during the pandemic is the importance of the arts to our wellbeing. Gilane Tawadros says…
Yousaf causes confusion over Scottish vaccine passports
Vaccine passports for large events in Scotland are off to a rocky start after the country's Health Secretary urged people to i…
Live Events Reinsurance Scheme officially opens
The Government's insurance scheme for events has officially opened with an extra £50m to cover potential Covid-related c…
Few of ACE’s priority places are among the lowest funded
Fifty-four priority areas for investment have high rates of deprivation and low cultural engagement, but some of the low…
£270m arts premium for schools on hold
The quiet suspension of the election pledge is "sadly another example of the disregard shown by the Department for Education…
£330k boost for music export scheme
A grants programme to help UK music companies market their products and projects overseas has been given a £330,000 boost. T…
National Insurance hike ‘deeply damaging’ to creative freelancers
The tax increase will be a "double whammy" for some self employed creatives, as income support dries up in October.
Vaccine passports put on ice
In yet another U-turn, vaccine passports will become England's 'Plan B'. What can venues expect this winter?
Nadine Dorries reads from the same script
The new Culture Secretary's pro-Brexit stance and history of controversy have the left-leaning arts sector worried.
How Government can avoid missing the mark on levelling up
If policymakers get it right for the cultural sector, there may be significant economic and social dividends to be won, argues Eli…
Tie funding to compliance with employment law, MPs say
The sector and its funders must adopt measurable diversity targets or risk losing "an entire generation of talent".
Stars call for safe passage for Afghan creatives
The British Government has a duty to protect Afghan artists, writers and filmmakers at risk of being silenced, an open letter to M…
Scotland says yes to vaccine passports, U-turns on mask rule
The Scottish Parliament has voted to make vaccine passports mandatory at nightclubs, concerts and other large events. The nation&#…
London invests £1.3m into creative jobs
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced £1.3m for the city's Creative Enterprise Zones (CEZs) as part of a plan to do…
Reinsurance won’t cover cancellations due to capacity limits
Any reintroduction of social distancing won't be covered under the Government's £750m scheme, which comes with…
Nations press ahead with vaccine passports for events
More concrete plans to require certification at large events come as research indicates the policy could put people off…
Creative freelancers missing out on business support
After the turmoil of Covid-19, policymakers are taking interest in a new report that categorises creative freelancers based on the…
Racial equity: a zero-sum game?
The fight for racially equitable funding in the creative industries is what drove Kevin Osborne to set up Create Equity. Here…
UK City of Culture competition in need of redesign
The UK City of Culture is a DCMS success story by any standards. But, as Andrew Dixon explains, serious flaws in this year’s…
Mind the understanding gap: the value of creative freelancers
The self employed, including freelancers, make up almost a third of the creative industries workforce – double the rate acro…
Higher Covid rates for festivals in test events scheme
DCMS says its Events Research Programme is proof events "can be conducted safely" despite thousands testing po…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Disastrous’ one metre rule for performers in Scotland
New guidance for shows in Scotland will be practically impossible to enact and a financial blow to the recently reopened indu…
Wales’ arts funders ‘shouldn’t force white-led organisations to diversify’
A report commissioned by the Arts Council of Wales says it is entrenched in white supremacy and has ignored calls for change….
