March of the modern makers: An industrial strategy for the creative industries
Article
Despite their strong performance and global position, the UK's creative industries have been largely overlooked in the government's recent moves towards developing an industrial strategy. This is a mistake: both the sector and the country at large would benefit greatly from the government adopting a more coherent and strategic approach in this area. As a source of high-skilled, high value-added jobs, the creative industries represent an opportunity for Britain to win the global 'race to the top', and to make the overall economy more dynamic and competitive by further developing the numerous creative centres that already exist across the country, rather than continuing to focus on London.
Drawing connections between many different policy areas, this report examines how better investment, commissioning policies, tax reliefs, copyright law, digital infrastructure, workforce development and training, regional support and export promotion could maximise the UK's existing comparative strengths across the creative industries.
{{ getMedia("id=1") }}
Related items
Facing the future: Progressives in a changing world
Progressive parties need a new set of defining and guiding ideas to challenge the populist radical right.Singapore on the Clyde?
Sir Tom Hunter is not happy.Scotland, he laments, is in “managed decline”. The UK and Scottish governments are “punishing the entrepreneurial community with more tax” and, inevitably, “no country has ever taxed its way to growth”. Change…Fixing the foundations: The case for investing in children's health
For decades, governments of all stripes have promised to give children a better, healthier start to life. But despite this – and some notable policy successes – the UK continues to fall short on childhood health outcomes.