Creative Kirklees / News / Tue 02 May 2017
Creative Industries Federation issues election manifesto for art
Creative Industries Federation issues election manifesto for arts
A 10-point election manifesto for the arts and creative industries has been issued by the Creative Industries Federation (CIF), calling on parties across the political spectrum to address skills shortages and concerns about financial instability in post-Brexit Britain. Emphasising that the creative industries “are key” to driving growth in the economy, it argues for a renewed visa system, additional support for the next generation of creatives, and policies to boost the number of creative company exports. The 10 recommendations include:
• Ensuring that the creative industries and arts are a priority sector in Brexit negotiations
• Introducing creative enterprise zones
• Prioritising the creative industries in a new visa system
• Doubling the number of creative companies that export by the end of the next Parliament
• Establishing a creative industries ‘business booster’ network
• Establishing a creative skills commission
• Launching a creative careers campaign
• Limiting ‘outstanding’ to only schools that warrant it
• Maintaining and inflation-proofing existing national and local investment in culture and the arts
• Maintaining and increasing the growth of the creative industries.