Adele – has spoken out on the issue of financial barriers within the music industry.In a new interview with The Telegraph, Epworth warned of the lost potential that comes with those of underprivileged backgrounds attempting to break into the business. “Because of cuts in funding, youth club closures, venues closing and growing hardship, it’s getting harder and harder to get into the creative industries unless you already know somebody who can advise you or offer you an internship,” he said.“If you’re a kid from an underprivileged background without those links, you’ve got no hope of fulfilling your dreams of a job in music.”The English producer went on to put his support behind London’s Ivors Academy, a music academy who are offering a new two-year diploma in Creative Entrepreneurship aimed at students aged 19 and over.
Is there an exit poll for the 2022 local elections?
06.05.2022 - 00:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Voters are taking to the polls across the UK today. New councillors and mayors will be elected as people choose who they want to run their local public services.
Polling stations opened at 7am and Brits will be casting their votes throughout the day until they close at 10pm. The long process of counting the votes will they take place before results are announced.
While some areas will begin the counts straight away and work through the night to declare their winners in the early hours of Friday morning, others will hold off until the following day, with the final results expected late on Friday or on Saturday morning.
READ MORE:When local elections 2022 results are expected for counts across the country
When MPs are elected in a general election, voters are usually told the predicted results as soon as the voting ends. The exit poll reveals how many seats each party is expected to have won, and is usually pretty accurate.
The exit poll, which is based on interviews with people leaving polling stations throughout the day, does not reveal which seats are expected to have gone to which parties - but it does indicate whether a majority government is expected to be formed, or whether there may be a hung parliament.
During local elections, there is no exit poll. Instead, voters have to wait to find out what the political landscape will look like following the contests.
Local elections decide who will be responsible for services such as housing and rubbish collections, public transport and road maintenance - but they can also indicate which parties the public favours on a national level. The handling of the cost of living crisis, lockdown breaches in Downing Street and the government’s response to the war in Ukraine could
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