Today, the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC), led by Newcastle University, say there is a ‘clear opportunity’… Read More »Press release: With coordinated action North of England based creative industries could add £10bn to the UK economy
The creative industries are a force for innovation in the UK. Firms in the creative industries (CIs) are considerably more likely to engage in innovation-generating activities and to have introduced… Read More »Creative spillovers: Do the creative industries benefit firms in the wider economy?
The UK’s creative industries – from film to fashion, and from video games to the performing arts – are integral to local communities throughout the country. This is in part… Read More »PEC’s Representation to the Autumn Spending Review
The creative industries – from film, to fashion, to creative technology – are rightly lauded as a thriving part of the UK economy, contributing £101.5bn GVA and employing more than 2 million people. However,… Read More »How evidence should guide manifesto promises on the Creative Industries