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To Michelle Donelan - Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

It has always been challenging to get started and get known in the arts. People on low incomes, and those with mental health issues have extra hurdles to overcome, and with the cost of living crisis this is getting worse.

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We call on the government to help in the following 3 ways, to help keep the UK at the forefront of arts internationally:
1) Provide new resources (grants, not loans) to increase access and reduce barriers to the disadvantaged entering the arts.

2) Organise a mentorship system for new contributors in the arts.

3) Provide clear signposting to resources (funding applications, advice, mentorship, mental health support.)

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Steve Mccue
Jo Wilkinson
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Timothy Littleboy
Virginia Eastwood
Robert Leone
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Tammy Rose
Rosemary Rimmer Clay
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Nigel Walker
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Rosette Wilkinson
Jonathan Polkest
John Dipper
Maureen Daniel
Karen Lerry
Derek Hart
Jodie Newland-Doyle
Sandra Duncan
Alan Bradshaw
Anne Mills
Emmeline Hartley
Garry Dobson
Angelika Karnacz-Pollitt
Jessica Boyd
Bella Connolly
Janet Byrne
Glyn Danks
Hannah Rose
Andrew Jamieson-Greaves
Catherine Powell
Sally Burley
Cary Outis
Sarah Withers
Sarah Grant
Catherine Jane Eyre
Charles Richard Ian Alexander
Ms C Chinoda
Tracey Cadogan
Annie Reddick
Sarah Williams
Ralph Bogard
Alan Tavener
Anne Murphy

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