Tag: cultural policy
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Photo by William White on Unsplash A Culture of Promise: Reflecting on Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2025–26
And breathe. Those of us engaged in creative economy policy activism have held our collective breath recently. The Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2025–26 brings long-awaited good news for Scotland’s cultural sector. So we can now breath a little easier. (If you haven’t already, please read my articles on the cultural funding situation in Sceptical.Scot…
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Photo by Alex Shute on Unsplash Scotland’s Creative Future: Resilience & Creative Workforce Reports
Over the past four years, Scotland’s creative industries have been to hell and back. The sector is demanding strategic insights and action. Inner Ear’s director, Dougal Perman, has been a member of the Creative Industries Leadership Group (CILG) since 2018. In 2021, the Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Fair Work and Culture (at the time),…