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U.K. Entertainment Industry Welcomes Labour Government but Lays Out ‘Pressing Issues’ to Be Addressed, With Film and TV Workforce at Forefront
The U.K. industry has welcomes the incoming Labour government, but lays out 'pressing issues' to be addressed, with film and TV workforce at forefront
With Labour’s win widely anticipated thanks to the plummeting public support for the Conservatives, performing arts union Equity sent out a statement long before the first results were announced that laid out some of its hopes for the incoming political regime. “We’ll be pressing the new administration to set out a long-term plan for U.K. arts funding to reach the European average, to tackle the high upfront fees charged by casting directories, to make Universal Credit fairer for freelancers, to ensure public subsidy only supports work on decent union terms and to fight for better rights in the video games and TV commercials sector.” “As an identified priority sector, we welcome early engagement with the DCMS [Department for Culture, Media and Sport] and wider government to tackle both these pressing challenges — as well as the longer-term needs such as skills training, creative and production incentives and protecting IP for — to ensure the future success and sustainability of our industry,” he said.
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