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TUC 2026 Cultural Manifesto for North East, Yorkshire and Humber Launched
TUC North East, Yorkshire & the Humber launches its 2026 Cultural Manifesto
Culture belongs to everyone.
The TUC North East, Yorkshire and Humber’s (TUC NEYH) 2026 Cultural Manifesto sets out a plan to rebuild, protect and future-proof the creative and leisure industries across our region. The manifesto has been drafted by the TUC YH Creative and Leisure Industries Committee.
Download large print version of the manifesto.
The state of the arts is currently bleak: Over fourteen years of austerity have led to drastic cuts to local authority budgets, a real terms fall in arts funding, a huge reduction in finance for higher education arts courses and growing job insecurity for cultural workers. This has led to venues struggling, libraries closing, freelance incomes collapsing, and regional inequalities deepening.
Under the current government, with expanded devolved powers for metro mayors and combined authorities, there is a historic opportunity to reverse this decline.
The sector faces:
- A prolonged cost-of-living crisis
- Brexit-related touring and trade barriers
- Dangers from rapid expansion of AI
- Threats to public service broadcasting
- The climate emergency
- Ongoing regional funding inequalities
Without intervention, creative workers and institutions in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber risk further decline. With the right policies and increased resources, they can power inclusive growth.
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