Government too late for UK culture sector in Covid-19 crisis, say MPs

Report by DCMS committee slams response and ‘vague and slow-coming’ reopening plan

The government’s response to the impact on the culture sector of the Covid-19 crisis has been too slow, too vague, and has jeopardised its future, according to a damning report by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee.

The MPs found that the government has consistently failed to recognise the size of the task facing the sector, and that its responses – including a £1.57bn support package and a five-step roadmap for reopening – could have saved jobs and cultural institutions from closure if they had been released sooner and with more clarity.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OPSNma

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