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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Scottish Labour pledges £30m to top up artists’ income to a living wage

Anas Sarwar.
The latest Ipsos poll ahead of next month’s Holyrood election put support for Labour at 15%, equal to Reform UK and far behind the SNP. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Labour has pledged to spend £30m on giving Scottish artists and musicians a living wage, mirroring a similar scheme in Ireland guaranteeing artists a basic income.

Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, said the scheme would be part of a deeper shake-up of cultural funding in Scotland by integrating arts and culture into the Scottish government’s economic strategies if his party won power in next month’s Holyrood election.

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