UK Music chief executive Jo Dipple has called on the government to ‘use its strongest hand to steer’, as it sets Article 50 in motion to take the UK out of the European Union.
Responding to prime minister Theresa May’s move last week to formally trigger the exit process, Dipple said of the UK music industry: ‘We are the future now. Ministers need to listen to the creative sector when it talks of the opportunities and challenges ahead.’
She also added that the industry, which is growing three times faster than the rest of the economy, currently supports one in 11 jobs.
‘Leaving the EU can’t make our music any less good,’ she continued. ‘It might, though, make the framework for its success a lot stronger. Some of the specifics we highlighted in our own industrial strategy included maintaining and strengthening the current copyright structure, and ensuring ease of movement for musicians and crews when touring Europe.
‘Getting the post EU-framework right for music means more jobs, more young people in apprenticeships, bigger export strength, more diplomatic power and more tax revenue flowing in from every city, nation and region. Getting it wrong probably means a return to punk rock.’
Responding to prime minister Theresa May’s move last week to formally trigger the exit process, Dipple said of the UK music industry: ‘We are the future now. Ministers need to listen to the creative sector when it talks of the opportunities and challenges ahead.’
She also added that the industry, which is growing three times faster than the rest of the economy, currently supports one in 11 jobs.
‘Leaving the EU can’t make our music any less good,’ she continued. ‘It might, though, make the framework for its success a lot stronger. Some of the specifics we highlighted in our own industrial strategy included maintaining and strengthening the current copyright structure, and ensuring ease of movement for musicians and crews when touring Europe.
‘Getting the post EU-framework right for music means more jobs, more young people in apprenticeships, bigger export strength, more diplomatic power and more tax revenue flowing in from every city, nation and region. Getting it wrong probably means a return to punk rock.’
