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MPs told to get their house in order

Hazel Blears MP has today launched a campaign to ban the practice of long term, unpaid internships in Parliament. The Getting Our House In Order Campaign will ask MPs to pledge to paying their interns, rightly identifying that unp... (read more)

New Deal of the Mind has become The Creative Society

Since founder and CEO Martin Bright wrote the article that kick-started our work, the concept of a New Deal of the Mind has provided a mutually rewarding service in which creative organisations and businesses have directly benefitted from the creation of over 1000 sustainable jobs for young people.

As our work has evolved however, we’ve had to evolve with it, and now need a new way to better reflect the positive outcomes that we as New Deal of the Mind have helped to shape.

We are therefore evolving our brand to become known as The Creative Society with a mission to build and support the creative economy.

Look out for changes across our social media sites – coming very soon.

  • “It’s built my confidence, and it’s nice to actually have a definite income. It’s good to have that financial security.”

    Aniela Murphy Aniela Murphy
    Sales Assistant
    Tiffany Tuck Shop

  • “This is about giving young people a sense of hope and a sense that the skills that they developed at university will be put to use for the good of society.”

    Nigel Carrington
    Rector of the University of the Arts

  • “My proudest moment was the backstage stuff, working at a hectic concert, making sure everything was running smoothly. Getting through alive!”

    Phil Swan Phil Swan
    Team Assistant
    Music for Youth

  • “Young people represent the future of the arts and creative industries, which is why we believe in putting them at the heart of our organisation.”

    Jude Kelly
    Creative Director of the South Bank Centre

  • “Working here gave me a great deal of creative freedom, and allowed me to develop as an artist. No two days were the same.”

    David Lewis David Lewis
    Graphic Designer
    Flamingo Carnival Arts

  • “If the UK is to succeed ten years from now, the generation of people who will be creating the work are coming out of universities now. Without the right support they just won’t be available to us.”

    Mark Thompson
    Director General of the BBC

  • “It’s been a very positive thing for me. The six month placement here has got me so far already.”

    Beejal Pandya Beejal Pandya
    Fundraising Assistant
    The Royal Court Theatre

  • “I do think this is quite a remarkable moment in history. I’m really very, very pleased and proud to be here.”

    Lord Puttnam
    Film producer

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