The Parliament is now in recess for 2 weeks due to the half term holidays that take place at different times across Scotland. With a general election less than 4 months away, many MSPs (and their staff) will be helping in the campaign with a view to the Scottish elections next year. While they are in campaign mode the Scottish parties will also be looking to develop policy for the manifestos, so a ripe time to influence the future political direction.
Creative Industries
Last week it was the turn of the The Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop to give evidence to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee to the review of the Economic Impact of the Creative Industries.
Economic Impact of the Creative Industries
Economic Impact of the Creative Industries
Economic Impact of the Creative Industries
Economic Impact of the Creative Industries
She was accompanied by John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Economy, who had announced an extra £3 M for the screen sector the day before. During the evidence, Hyslop said the timing of this announcement was coincidence.Much of the session was spent defending the role of Creative Scotland using the example of World War Z and Outlander. As I have previously pointed out in these blogs, Outlander did contribute to the economy as it was produced here whereas other films such as Z just used Scotland as a back drop and contributed very little, except disruption. The Minsters went on to point out the tension between the artistic remit of Creative Scotland and the business development of Scottish Enterprise but stated that Creative Scotland is the lead body on the creative sector.
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