Labour announces £1 billion investment in a Creative Future for All

Labour announces £1 billion investment in a Creative Future for All

Labour will create a £1 billion Cultural Capital Fund to invest in the UK’s cultural infrastructure – across arts, music, film, theatre and culture – as it sets out plans to build on Britain’s status as a world leader in culture and the creative industries. The fund will be one of the largest arts infrastructure funds ever created. It will give the country’s creative sectors an opportunity to bid for extra funding and help the UK protect its status as a creative and cultural hub in the digital age. Labour will: · Establish a £1 billion Cultural Capital Fund to support our world-leading cultural industries, which have been badly hit by Tory cuts · Review the business rates system and extend the £1,000 pub relief to help small music venues that have been hit by rate rises · Ensure museums and art galleries remain free and invest in our heritage sector, which is central to the identity and economy of local communities across the country · Introduce a £160 million arts pupil premium for every primary school in England to boost creative education and ensure state schools have arts facilities of an equivalent standard to those available in many private schools Labour will deliver a creative future for all and culture for the many, not the few.