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Culture and Politics
Culture and Politics: What lies ahead for the Cultural & Creative Industries? 3 March 2010
This debate took place in March 2010, prior to the May 2010 General Election
Speakers
Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw MP, Former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Labour)
Jeremy Hunt MP, Former Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Conservative)
Don Foster MP, Spokesperson for Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Liberal Democrat)
Chaired by David Kershaw, Chief Executive, M&C Saatchi and Chair, Cultural Leadership Programme.
The Debate
As the country arises from the deepest-seated recession of our time, cultural organisations and creative businesses are required to plan ahead amidst industry turbulence, financial and political uncertainty. The opportunity to hear the views and manifesto priorities from the key political parties played a significant part in contextualising creative and business options for the future.
Mirroring the format of the televised political debates with party leaders, the Culture and Politics debate created the opportunity to hear directly the views of the key cultural spokespersons from the three main political parties, and explore the pros and cons of the ideas and options they outlined.
