The post-Brexit rules for touring UK musicians are "absolutely stark," Deborah Annetts of the Incorporated Society of Musicians tells @commonscms
She says she has been "inundated from personal testimony from musicians as to the work they have lost or going to lose in Europe"
She says she has been "inundated from personal testimony from musicians as to the work they have lost or going to lose in Europe"
The new costs of touring in Europe for UK musicians are "absolutely huge," Annetts tells MPs
£600 for a one night gig in Spain, £500 in Italy, she says
Some musicians have told her they're considering packing in music altogether due to the new barriers
It's "heart rending"
£600 for a one night gig in Spain, £500 in Italy, she says
Some musicians have told her they're considering packing in music altogether due to the new barriers
It's "heart rending"
MPs are hearing some bleak evidence...
Annetts says UK touring hauliers are on the brink of insolvency due to the impact of covid + post-Brexit barriers to EU touring
Lighting designer Paule Constable: musicians feel like they have to choose between being British or a musician
Annetts says UK touring hauliers are on the brink of insolvency due to the impact of covid + post-Brexit barriers to EU touring
Lighting designer Paule Constable: musicians feel like they have to choose between being British or a musician
The music industry's Deborah Annetts gives government both barrels over its handling of post-Brexit arrangements for touring musicians
BEIS is "incompetent" and its work is "not of a high enough standard," she says
DCMS civil servants work hard but "lack bite" in government
BEIS is "incompetent" and its work is "not of a high enough standard," she says
DCMS civil servants work hard but "lack bite" in government
DCMS official Alastair Jones tells @CommonsDCMS that the government has not yet started talks with individual EU countries about improving access for UK touring musicians
He insists that talks with countries will start very soon, potentially in the next 2 weeks
He insists that talks with countries will start very soon, potentially in the next 2 weeks
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