The UK’s booming creative industries could employ even more people – if they attract fresh international investment
- Written by Jonathan Jones, Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University Business School, Newcastle University

The UK’s creative industries are an economic success story, contributing £124.6 billion to the country’s economy in 2022 – around 6% of the total. These industries, which include film, TV and publishing, grew by more than 50% between 2010 and 2022.
According to the latest figures from the...