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Government must stop moving the goalposts for culture and publish the evidence
24 June 2021
Bectu fully supports the legal action taken by the theatre and live events industry today…
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Oliver Dowden
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Huge concerns about Dowden’s plans for new media law
23 June 2021
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced a review into how streaming platforms are…
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Home schooling
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Trade Unions sign open letter opposing proposed funding cuts to creative and performative arts subjects
23 June 2021
Bectu has signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, alongside Equity UK, University and…
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Labour is right to focus on flexible work and on a right to disconnect
18 June 2021
The Labour Party has published plans to give workers in the UK a right to flexible…
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Channel 4 success is built on the back of current ownership model
18 June 2021
Responding to reports that the Government is to consider privatising Channel 4, head of…
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Covid delay another devastating blow to battered culture sector
16 June 2021
The four-week delay to the easing of lockdown is a devastating blow to the already…
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Bectu launches Fit4Purpose campaign
25 May 2021
After six months of consultation with union members and non-members, across departments…
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Statement on the Lord Dyson report
24 May 2021
It is right that the BBC has owned up to it’s mistakes and apologised for the findings…
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Consent and harassment on set: how can Intimacy Coordinators help?
21 May 2021
Due to the #MeToo movement, HBO studios together with specialist practitioners (such as…
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Letter to Sadiq Khan: how the ULEZ zone may affect the night-time economy
20 May 2021
Head of Bectu, Philippa Childs has written to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, about the…
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