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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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Jim Rylatt
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Peter Worrell
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Vivien Goodwin
Thomas Mccarron
Anna Liberadzki
Manya Benenson
Miki Van Zwanenberg
Laura Woods
Ana Unda
Robert Caruso
Chris Spedding
Andrew Meadows
Jenifer Bunnett
Maria Crane
Philip Mckinnon
Stephanie Knight
Nadia Leigh
Charlie Kensington
Alan Cohen
June Parsons
Peter Green
Zoe Louisa Matthews
Isabel Bywater
Christopher Coles
Tracy Samuels
Eddie Stevens
Rafiq Richard
Jan Trewin
John Swift
Fran Hollis
Peter A Wright
Dominic Bradnum
Loren O’Dair
Nick Helweg-Larsen

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