Creative industries are key to UK economy

The government should not underestimate the value of our arts output in terms of global branding and wealth generationThe sector that, more than any other, wanted a different result in the EU referendum could now be at the heart of what we might call an international rescue mission.The creative industries, for nearly a decade the fastest-growing part of the economy, are Brand Britain. They play exactly into the prime minister’s stated three priorities – a new industrial strategy, gre