July 12, 2016

The Create Together strategy is a blueprint for growth in a post-Brexit UK.  Members of the Creative Industries Council (CIC), a partnership of industry and government, said last week at the launch of Create Together, that the creative industries can “lead economic growth in the post-Brexit UK”.

The assessment is based on the global reputation and strong recent growth of the UK creative industries.

The CIC believes that prospects for the creative industries remain strong and it has developed the Create Together strategy to cement the UK’s status as a global hub for commercial creativity.

The Create Together strategy outlines:

• a five-year plan aiming to grow exports and encourage creative businesses to scale up;
• eight key drivers of future growth; and
• the role for creative industries in UK regions.

It recommends measures to help grow creative exports to £31 billion by 2020, encourage creative businesses to expand, and ensure the UK has a productive and diverse creative workforce.

Industry members of the CIC argue that creative industries are well placed to address the opportunities and challenges created by the “leave” outcome in the UK referendum on EU membership.

It is calling on the Government to ensure in its negotiations that:

• the UK remains able to receive favourable access to the international and digital single market; and
• the people and skills needed to deliver economic growth continue to have access to the UK.

Official data shows creative jobs and service exports are growing much faster than in the rest of the economy.  Creative industries contribute £84.1 billion a year to the UK, and almost 2.9 million jobs feature in the wider creative economy.

To read the CIC’s press release in full and for further information on Create Together, click here.