More than 400 figures from the creative community have warned that the U.K. will become a "cultural wasteland" unless the British government provides urgent financial support for the creative industries.
The warning came in a letter to the U.K. chancellor and culture secretary that was signed by names including Stephen Fry, Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright, Simon Callow, Meera Syal, Jonathan Price and Sophie Dahl, andorganizations such as the Royal Albert Hall, Shakespeare’s Globe, Tate, Penguin Random House and Lionsgate.