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When the UK left the EU, it didn’t merely exit a trading bloc — it severed itself from one of the world's most ambitious cultural partnerships: Creative Europe.

This, the EU's flagship programme supporting film, television, music, publishing, and the performing arts, was a vital channel through which British artists, producers, and cultural institutions collaborated with counterparts across 40 countries. 

Brexit ended that relationship overnight. As Carole will demonstrate, the cultural cost has been significant and measurable.  And the case for rejoining is urgent. 

From 1984 to 1999, Carole was MEP for London East. In 1996, the EP adopted her report on Public Service Broadcasting in the Multichannel Digital Age.  Post 1999, she was involved in the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity of Expression, she co-founded the UK Coalition for Cultural Diversity, chaired the European Coalitions for Cultural Diversity, advocated for proportionate remuneration in the age of AI, and was awarded the Beaumarchais medal for services to authors’ rights.  Currently, Carole is co-president of London4Europe.