Could political self-interest save arts education?
Ministers are at least listening to the creative industries, but old thinking is not hard to find, says John Kampfner.
The sector that, more than any other, wanted a different result in the EU referendum could now be at the heart of what we might call an international rescue mission.
The creative industries, for nearly a decade the fastest-growing part of the economy, are Brand Britain. They play exactly into the prime minister’s stated three priorities – a new industrial strategy, greater social cohesion, and negotiating positives from Brexit. Their response to last June’s result demonstrates their resilience and ability to deal with everything thrown in their way. In the early summer they were clear about the country’s future. Indeed, so much so that, when the final figures for the Creative Industries Federation’s members survey came in, I feared it looked a bit North Korean... Keep reading on The Guardian
The sector that, more than any other, wanted a different result in the EU referendum could now be at the heart of what we might call an international rescue mission.
The creative industries, for nearly a decade the fastest-growing part of the economy, are Brand Britain. They play exactly into the prime minister’s stated three priorities – a new industrial strategy, greater social cohesion, and negotiating positives from Brexit. Their response to last June’s result demonstrates their resilience and ability to deal with everything thrown in their way. In the early summer they were clear about the country’s future. Indeed, so much so that, when the final figures for the Creative Industries Federation’s members survey came in, I feared it looked a bit North Korean... Keep reading on The Guardian