John,
Exclusive new research from Best for Britain has revealed that Brexit may have cost the UK film, music, and creative industries as much as €184m (£163m) over the next five years.
The UK rejected <[link removed]> an EU offer to remain part of its Creative Europe scheme, locking British artists out of nearly €1bn in new funds for the programme’s 2021-27 cycle.
Without the €184m from Creative Europe the UK could have received this cycle, the creative sector could be pushed into a permanent decline: film production, theatre, music troupes, and arts education centres could all be on the chopping block.
Witnesses, including Rocket Entertainment Group CEO (and Elton John's husband!) David Furnish, told the UK Trade and Business Commission Thursday <[link removed]> that this lost funding is stacking up along with visa and customs headaches to jeopardise the future of the UK’s creative sector.
The Commission discussed the implications of this report with Deborah Annetts, head of the <[link removed]>Incorporated Society of Musicians and Margherita Laera, Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Kent, here:
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And this deficit is piled onto Brexit’s well-documented visa and supply chain issues that are hurting UK musicians <[link removed]>, fashion designers <[link removed]>, and professionals across the economy
The UK Trade & Business Commission, for which Best for Britain acts as secretariat, is working to find practical solutions to problems caused by Brexit by taking evidence from businesses, experts and people like you.
If you work in an industry affected by Brexit, or know someone who does, please take part and let the Commission know about the challenges you're now facing:
<[link removed]>Submit evidence to our Trade Consultation <[link removed]>
Your response will help Commissioners to understand the future of the UK economy after Brexit and how industries like the arts are being impacted already.
Thanks,
Tommy Gillespie
Best for Britain
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