MPs yesterday debated the issue of privatising staff at London’s National Gallery. Since February, National Gallery staff, who are members of the PCS union, have taken part in 45 days of strike action. This is against plans to outsource 400 of the 600 staff to a private company. Staff have been further angered by the […]
This article was written by our Director, Vicky Prior, and is not intended to wholly reflect the views of League of Culture Every time the General Election rolls round, I’m always irritated that the arts don’t feature more heavily. After all, if politicians led the way in emphasising the importance of the arts, maybe the […]
Last week, the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee held a debate in Westminster Hall around its new report; Supporting the Creative Economy. John Whittingdale (Con) kicked things off by calling the arts ‘a great success story’. He went on to say that ‘the arts make a substantial contribution, not just to this country’s cultural […]
In Westminster Hall yesterday, 11 Labour and 6 Conservative MPs spoke in a debate on regional funding and the arts. Due to time constraints other MPs that were there did not manage to speak but it is understood by League of Culture that the Liberal Democrats were not present. All participants tried to make […]
