Ever felt like our flourishing music industry, which contributed £5.2bn to the UK economy in 2018, has been thrown under the Brexit bus?
It’s a shame that, unlike fishing (worth £437m to UK economy in 2019) our industry isn’t a priority.
(Even with a Tory running @UK_Music 🤷)
It’s a shame that, unlike fishing (worth £437m to UK economy in 2019) our industry isn’t a priority.
(Even with a Tory running @UK_Music 🤷)
https://twitter.com/TimmoWorldWide/status/1393824007493914626
UK music economy stat source: ukmusic.org/news/music-ind…
UK fishing stat source: @BBCRealityCheck by @BBCChrisMorris & @mroliverbarnes bbc.co.uk/news/46401558 
Here is @WelshLabour and music lover @KevinBrennanMP on the unresolved issues surrounding UK musicians’ ability to tour in Europe post-Brexit
https://twitter.com/KevinBrennanMP/status/1393184000710172673
Reminder: The Who Sold You Out
https://twitter.com/DrownedinSound/status/1351794639393742849
Just over 100k signatories and sign the Musicians Union’s #WorkingInTheEU petition here musiciansunion.org.uk/campaigns/musi…
Never forget.
100 days since #Brexit…
94 percent(!!!) of respondents to a new survey by Incorporated Society of Musicians (@ISM_music) said that the the Brexit Trade Deal has had a VERY NEGATIVE impact on music businesses
🇪🇺 via @ClassicFM classicfm.com/music-news/era…
94 percent(!!!) of respondents to a new survey by Incorporated Society of Musicians (@ISM_music) said that the the Brexit Trade Deal has had a VERY NEGATIVE impact on music businesses
🇪🇺 via @ClassicFM classicfm.com/music-news/era…
“When it comes to carnets, visas, work permits and everything else, there just doesn’t seem to be any form of clarity from the government in telling us what is actually going on.”
— @TimmoWorldWide & @FeaturedArtists speak to @AndrewTrendell @NME
#brexit nme.com/news/music/bre…
— @TimmoWorldWide & @FeaturedArtists speak to @AndrewTrendell @NME
#brexit nme.com/news/music/bre…
EU approves €2.5 billion funding for cultural and creative industries reports Ireland's @hotpress
Meanwhile, 300 UK cultural organisations wrote to @BorisJohnson in April demanding supports for post Brexit touring *crickets.mp3* hotpress.com/music/eu-appro…
Meanwhile, 300 UK cultural organisations wrote to @BorisJohnson in April demanding supports for post Brexit touring *crickets.mp3* hotpress.com/music/eu-appro…
The global music industry is battling recovering after Covid.
The UK has the added problem of Brexit. Symptoms include:
❌ prohibitively expensive work visas
❌ high export taxes
❌ rising postage costs
#BrokenRecord #ReviveLive
The UK has the added problem of Brexit. Symptoms include:
❌ prohibitively expensive work visas
❌ high export taxes
❌ rising postage costs
#BrokenRecord #ReviveLive
https://twitter.com/WIRED/status/1396769123661721602
😳 42% of musicians are considering moving to Europe
😲 21% are considering a change of career due to the extra costs of touring after #Brexit
@WeAreTheMU General Sec warned: “We may lose a large chunk of the talent that underpins our £5.8bn industry." classicfm.com/music-news/sur…
😲 21% are considering a change of career due to the extra costs of touring after #Brexit
@WeAreTheMU General Sec warned: “We may lose a large chunk of the talent that underpins our £5.8bn industry." classicfm.com/music-news/sur…
“…our touring capabilities will be hampered both by Brexit and the myriad quarantine and travel issues globally.”
Chair of the Advisory Panel of the Review of Jazz in England (@JazzAPPG)
via @Jazzwise jazzwise.com/news/article/a…
Chair of the Advisory Panel of the Review of Jazz in England (@JazzAPPG)
via @Jazzwise jazzwise.com/news/article/a…
Plenty of MPs and ministers – including Prime Minister ‘Boris’ Johnson – have agreed something needs to be done. But the music industry has repeatedly expressed frustration at the lack of action and urgency in addressing these issues
@CMU completemusicupdate.com/article/77-of-…
@CMU completemusicupdate.com/article/77-of-…
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