industries amid warnings of a jobs “ crisis ”.... They need help now.” Bectu, the theatre workers union, has

The UK’s five major broadcasters have backed the next stage of development for an Independent Standards Authority( ISA) to strengthen efforts to tackle bullying and harassment within the creative industry. The companies, which include ITV, Sky, BBC, Channel 4, and Channel 5, say they are “ committed ” to creating working environments which focus on “ respect and diversity ” in all areas of production. Proposals for the ISA have been developed by Time’s Up UK in consultation with the creative ind

Boris Johnson asserted his dominance over the government with a larger-than-expected reshuffle which swept underperforming ministers out of the cabinet and delivered demotions for “ big beasts ” Michael Gove and Dominic Raab.In a shake-up characterised by No 10 as creating a team to “ build back better ” after the Covid pandemic, the prime minister replaced Raab with Liz Truss as foreign secretary following his humiliation over Afghanistan, and dismissed Gavin Williamson as education secretary a

The Government’s newly-announced support for the arts has been widely criticised by the sector as “ inadequate ” and “ bordering on the insulting ”.... This sum is intended to mitigate losses for an as-yet unknown period in which business has not just fallen, it has completely collapsed.” Michael Kill, chief executive of the Night Time Industries Association, described the newly-announced support as “ far too little ”.... They need to be planned and are dependent on a reasonable assessment of