Very important question posed today by Jane Bonham-Carter🔸 - see original transcript here: hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2021-01-… #creativeindustries #UKsoftpower #creativesector

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The music scene in London and other European cities has been hard hit by the pandemic. This petty move by Government will make the recovery tougher. I stand with artists calling for special visas to keep bringing us their amazing work #MusiciansPassport x.com/Independent/st…

#Scandal Creative industries are #golddust for Britain. And the Tories appear to have thrown UK artists under the bus! Lib Dem Creative Network Liberal Democrat Business Network independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

Confused? You would be if you read Lord True's answer to both me last Friday & to @whiterhino1949 [30/12/2020] on visas for performing artists in the UK-EU Trade Deal, and given this report independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi… .Answers needed!!!

The MU wrote to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak last week, urgently requesting him to plug the gaps in SEISS and invest in our skilled musical workforce Read our letter 👉 musiciansunion.org.uk/all-news-and-f… Share your story 👉 musiciansunion.org.uk/all-news-and-f… #InvestInMusicians

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Thank you Paul Strasburger and Liberal Democrats Peers for standing up for UK music industry. #Brexit deal #Botched for vital UK #businesses. Government should stop the blame game and renegotiate. Lib Dem Creative Network Liberal Democrat Business Network thetimes.co.uk/article/more-t…

Sad news but not unexpected given the circumstances. Government needs to back insurance scheme before other festivals face not only cancellation but financial ruin - impact felt across the industry.

No evidence that live events is being destroyed? Oh well, nay bother that Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled. No evidence Oliver Dowden Rishi Sunak 👀

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3 m people have fallen between the cracks of the government’s worker support schemes. The Chancellor needs to stop denying that the 3m exist & start fixing the many gaps in support. I’ve joined MPs led by Jamie Stone MP to take him to task #excludeduk #ForgottenLtd APPG Gaps in Support

The EU Trade deal makes it extremely difficult for touring artists because they now need a costly work permit and face a mountain of paperwork for their equipment. I raised the case of one #StAlbans resident yesterday 👇

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to everyone around the world ❤️#ChooseToChallenge Jane Bonham-Carter🔸 Lib Dem Creative Network #inspiration #DiversityandInclusion

Telling stories can be some of the most influential moments we have with young children, yet we still teach kids that certain attributes are positive in boys, but negative in girls. This International Women’s Day, we #choosetochallenge that narrative #IWD2021 #Parody

Growing up, not all the stories I read had assertive, confident & fearless female characters. So this #IWD, I've played my part in giving a book series we all know a refresh for the 21st Century - let's challenge bias where we see it. #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge #RewriteTheStory

This #IWD2021, some Liberal Democrats colleagues and I are helping reframe some of the ‘Little Miss’ characters. I #ChooseToChallenge the narrative that calls young girls ‘bossy’ instead of ‘assertive’. #IWD #RewriteTheStory

Brilliant initiative for positive narrative & #choosetochallenge from Lib Dem Creative Network & Floella Benjamin Daisy Cooper MP 🔶 Layla Moran 🔶🕊️ Luisa Porritt for #IWD2021 @LibDemLords Liberal Democrats