A so-called 'Billy Elliot' effect where careers in the creative industries are "regarded as a form of failure" remains a barrier to culture thriving in the North, according to a new report.
The 'Case for Culture' report published today by Northern MPs, cultural leaders and metro mayors says the region's culture must be embedded - and not ignored - in the Government’s levelling up White Paper setting out how opportunity will be spread around the country.
They say Northern culture can play a key role in delivering the Government's post-Covid priorities "as an enabler to levelling up including net zero and climate change, domestic and international tourism, retail and hospitality, high street regeneration and digital integration".
