We've been asking our Industry Champions what they’re most excited about for the creative industries in 2025. Find out more about our Industry Champions here: https://buff.ly/3WeXxou

Choose twenty books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for twenty days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. Day #4 Nail and other stories by Laura Hird

Another interesting policy drop this week from Culture Commons on the changing relationship between culture and devolution…

Interesting Creative PEC report dropped this week on FDI in the #CreativeIndustries. Big takeaway Q for me around the high levels of FDI from mergers and acquisitions and the implications on keeping UK IP in the UK 🤔

Choose twenty books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for twenty days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. Day #3 1984 by George Orwell

Choose twenty books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for twenty days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. Day #2 Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Choose twenty books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for twenty days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers. Day #1

As the terms of many of our current reps are drawing to a close, we've found ourselves in the position of looking for 12 (12!) new ones from across the UK to join our crew. We need you: reps are a vital link between the MA and our members, championing us and our campaigns, policies and values.

Lord Freyberg, Crossbench peer, speaking at a House of Lords debate this week on the impact of the Budget on arts & heritage orgs. Several speakers cited research from Campaign for the Arts' Budget analysis, and from the State of the Arts report (co-authored with University of Warwick).

One for the diaries next week: tune in to the Creative PEC's launch of our next major report on creative industries Foreign Direct Investment on Wednesday 20th November at 12pm (GMT). More info and to register for the launch here: pec.ac.uk/event_entrie...