UK Government Will Make Nightlife an Economic Priority
A new report has emerged revealing that UK’s nightlife has now become a priority for a new government that is looking at all possible ways to emerge from the Brexit vote in good economic conditions.
UK Music, charged with overseeing the recorded and live music industry,Ā has come out with a statement confirmingĀ that the future of the nighttime economy will be a “priority” moving forward.
The body’s Director of Government and Public Affairs, Tom Kiehl, has stated,Ā “The night time economy is something the government will be considering very closely going forward.” UK ministers realize the economic potential of the country’s nightlife, which is reported to flow up toĀ Ā£66 billion to the country’s economy.
Recent club closures and movements by local neighborhoods to hinder nighttime operations prompted the foundation of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), with the goal to increase awareness on the artistic, cultural and economic impact of nightclubs and nighttime lifestyle in general.
Recently. the NTIA launched Nightlife Matters, a project supported by leading UK promoters, venues and artists to help achieve this goal.
Miller stated that, “there’s been an impulse just to regulate or even review clubs or close them down. When issues come up they say ‘look crime’s up, let’s reduce it’. The first impulse is to regulate and clamp down – that’s a problem.”
He then added: “In every respect the benefits vastly [of nightlife] outweigh the costs. But sometimes people hold onto an old script [that says] nothing good happens in the night time.”
Source: Newsbeat
