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11 June 2020
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs has written to Tim Davie welcoming his appointment as…
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5 June 2020
Bectu has written to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport outlining…
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4 June 2020
Bectu has taken a seat at the sub-groups of the cultural renewal taskforce established by…
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Shadow culture industries minister Tracy Brabin
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3 June 2020
Shadow culture industries minister Tracy Brabin The theatre industry is “drowning” and…
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1 June 2020
Bectu’s key role in the film and TV industry has been highlighted through its involvement…
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29 May 2020
Two Bectu backed letters highlighting the need for continued income support for creative…
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29 May 2020
Prospect has welcomed the Chancellor’s extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention…
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April 27, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces micro loan for small businesses. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Credit Simon Walker HM Treasury
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29 May 2020
Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement that the Self-employment Income Support…
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29 May 2020
Nearly 30 theatres and venues have warned Bectu they are considering redundancy…
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Rishi Sunak being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg for BBC News (Simon Walker, HM Treasury). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
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27 May 2020
Prospect has warned the government of the likelihood of mass redundancies and extreme…
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