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The Stage
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06 Jan 2025
Starmer’s searching for economic growth? The arts are a sure-fire bet
Comment piece
by
Lyn Gardner
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Despite the devastating cuts to arts funding over the past 14 years (the Campaign for the Arts recently underlined that since 2009/10 local government spending on culture in England has decreased by 50%), prior to the pandemic, the UK creative sector was growing five times faster than the wider economy.
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