Contributions from Daisy Bata | Little White Lies

Contributor Daisy Bata

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Who decided independent cinemas are worth 2.8%?

by Daisy Bata

The UK government’s Cul­ture Recov­ery Fund has dis­pro­por­tion­ate­ly favoured larg­er cul­tur­al and media institutions.
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Is the fate of UK film being determined by an algorithm?

by Daisy Bata

Our inves­ti­ga­tion into the government’s Cul­ture Recov­ery Fund has found evi­dence of auto­mat­ed cul­tur­al elitism.
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Is the UK government doing enough to save independent cinema?

by Daisy Bata

The Chancellor’s Cul­ture Recov­ery Fund is a wel­come life­line, but many busi­ness­es and indus­try work­ers are being left out in the cold.