Muddled policies putting UK’s lead in creative industries at risk, peers warn
by Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#67ZY0)
Report criticises indifference to sector's potential and calls for new approach to address skills shortages
The UK risks losing its leading position in the creative industries in the face of international competition, rapid technological change and the government's indifference to the sector's potential, members of the House of Lords have warned.
The creative industries should sit at the heart of the UK's economic growth plans, says a report by the Lords communications committee. But it warns of missed opportunities and a failure among senior government figures to recognise the sector's commercial potential.
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