Scotland can support innovation in the arts and protect creators’ output:
Scotland can support innovation in the arts and protect creators’ output:
More spaces for culture and performance. We will encourage the use of publicly-owned empty space for cultural activity, and support ‘right of first occupancy’ and ‘community right-to-buy’ legislation to protect formal and informal venues for cultural activity and live performance across Scotland.
Legislative protection for artists not corporations. The Scottish Greens will support UK-wide lobbying for the evidence-based reform of intellectual property and copyright legislation to promote the remuneration of artists rather than multinational corporations.
Gender equality in the media. Portrayal of women in the media has a profoundly negative impact on gender equality. In 2013, men held 95% of editorial positions and 100% of political editorial positions in the UK’s daily newspapers. This is reflected in widespread stereotyping of women in the print and broadcast media, and lack of gender balance on screen Our MSPs will push for the creation of a Scottish ‘Women in Media’ watchdog to monitor and challenge the underrepresentation, gender stereotyping and sexualisation of women and girls.
Intermittent Work Scheme. We will encourage diversity across the culture sector, with the introduction of the ‘Intermittent Work Scheme’ which ensures that people from a range of backgrounds are able to access employment and stay in the Creative Industries. Raising funds locally through an Overnight Visitor Levy can provide additional resources to fund cultural activity across Scotland, ensuring that talent and cultural hubs can flourish in ares outside of the central belt.
Overnight Visitor Levy. Raising funds locally through an Overnight Visitor Levy would provide additional resources to fund cultural activity across Scotland, ensuring that talent and cultural hubs can flourish in areas outside of the central belt.
Scottish representation. We value the importance of culture and artists as the beating heart of our national identity, and recognise that Scotland is a leader on the world stage and a thriving cultural sector is a key part of a thriving tourism, innovation, and knowledge exchange. Our culture renews us and demonstrates that Scotland as a wonderful place to live, work and visit. Green MSPs support collaboration with Scottish and UK-wide Broadcasters to ensure they reflect, enable and present all of Scotland’s people and all of Scotland’s creativity.
Support cultural diversity. We believe the encouragement of cultural diversity is a prerequisite for cultural democracy. We will encourage gender balance and a diversity acrossof: cultural creators, producers, distributors, distribution channels and audiences; artistic and other cultural content; individuals responsible for governance and decision-making. We support cultural ventures in all the languages of Scotland, including measures to encourage the use of Gaelic and the Scots tongue and by people from minority ethnic backgrounds .
