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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the spatial dimensions of inequalities across the creative economy in the UK. It seeks to cover the last thirty years, from Labour municipal interventions in the cultural industries to the 1997 Creative Industries headline strategy, and onwards to the period of Austerity in 2010, and the effects of Brexit. An overriding concern across this whole period is the dominance of London as (English) capital and seat of government, both in terms of industry concentration and policy attention, and the stark regional inequalities this gives expression to. In response, we see the pendulum swing back and forth between local and cluster strategies to national strategic concerns. On top of this is a process of administrative devolution to the UK’s constituent nations, that has transformed the pattern of UK governance. Accordingly, we begin with outlining the empirical changes in the spatial patterns of employment, then turn to administrative shifts, and finally, we focus on policy changes.

Publication Type:	Report
Additional Information:	License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0)
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Departments:	School of Communication & Creativity School of Communication & Creativity > Department of Media, Culture & Creative Industries
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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