Between 2018 and 2022, London lost 2% of its cultural spaces overall, with 31% of creatives facing tenure insecurity during that period. Meanwhile, the number of creative businesses in the capital also shrank during this period, dropping from 19.3% in 2020 to 17.4% in 2022, according to the Greater London Authority – that’s 8,975 creative businesses lost in the space of 2 years.
London’s creative sector is crying out for investment in new infrastructure
