The SoA has joined with the Association of Illustrators to submit written evidence to the House of Lords’ EU Sub-Committee inquiry into the future of UK-EU trade in services. In it, they call on Government to act urgently to end the uncertainty faced by creative practitioners as a result of Brexit and, ‘to ensure that the UK can be the best place in the world to be a creator.’
While the deal offers a starting point, too much is unclear and the end of Freedom of Movement will create a complex and costly challenge for creative freelancers.
We respond to today’s Government announcement that the Copyright Directive will not be implemented into UK law.
Authors Linda Grant, Joanna Trollope and Joanne Harris have called on government and politicians to ensure that the UK’s reputation as world leaders in culture and creativity is preserved after Brexit. The writers are backing calls from the Society of Authors to protect free movement, copyright and trade, and to ensure that the sector is not used as a bargaining chip in future negotiations.
The Society of Authors and Irish Writers Union have joined forces to warn against the dangers of a no-deal Brexit.
