Analysis

December 7, 2022

UK creators face a cash crunch

Rising energy costs and inflation are hitting creative workers hard


Amos Eretusi, CEO of The Kusp

Creative workers in the UK — including photographers, illustrators and content creators — are struggling to make ends meet as inflation and living costs continue to surge and fears of a fast-approaching recession swell. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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