Naman Ramachandran There is mounting pressure on the U.K. government to better safeguard the country’s beleaguered cultural sector.A Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, led by member of parliament Julian Knight, has urged leadership to take immediate steps to prevent the sector from imminent collapse.The U.K.
issued a fresh set of restrictions on Tuesday to prevent the expected exponential growth of coronavirus. The DCMS Committee is calling on the government to use the pause created by these restrictions to implement a series of recommendations.The recommendations include:“‘We know that without the ability to get in audiences in greater numbers, many theaters simply can’t afford to keep running,” said Knight.
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