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UPDATE: If the Arts package isn’t administered properly we will still see unnecessary job losses and closures
7 July 2020
Head of Bectu Philippa Childs, responding to the Arts funding package announced on Sunday…
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We will be scrutinising the details of this package to make sure it lives up to the real needs of our sector
5 July 2020
Bectu has responded to the announcement of financial support for cultural and arts…
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Providing hope in desperate times – Bectu mental health webinar hears “you are not alone”
3 July 2020
Community is the key to supporting mental health problems and there are many initiatives…
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Bectu welcomes £10m Scottish funding for struggling theatres and workforce
3 July 2020
The Scottish government has unveiled £10m of funding for theatres facing insolvency and…
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Theatre storm will turn into a tsunami without government intervention, says Bectu
3 July 2020
Close to 3,000 theatre jobs are at risk of redundancy with many more expected,…
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Squeezed budgets and fewer staff will only add pressure to BBC striving to bring nation together during coronavirus
2 July 2020
The BBC has announced that it is looking to cut 450 jobs from English regions as well as…
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Inadequate support and no roadmap means the future is bleak for live events
John Rogers · 2 July 2020
I moved to London in 2009 to take a dream job working for a lighting console…
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PMQs demonstrate extent of concern across the country for theatres and the arts
1 July 2020
Questions about the future of the theatre industry were asked during Prime…
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Downing Street, London
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The Prime Minister has a new slogan but he doesn’t seem to have a new plan
30 June 2020
Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy has responded to a speech today by the Prime…
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Bectu, Film and TV charity, TV Mindset and Freelancers Make Theatre Work join for mental health webinar
30 June 2020
Bectu has joined forced with a range of industry experts for an important…
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