Local Councillor and CLP Resources Explore our resources to help local councillors, Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) and other local party members support music and musicians in their local community. Resources for local councillors UK Music Hometown Glory A Local Music Action Charter for councils to support musicians and music venues Read more about UK Music Hometown Glory AI briefing Get the union’s position on artificial intelligence and key asks of policy makers Read more about AI briefing Busking A list of guidance, codes and schemes that the MU is involved with or is aware of Read more about Busking Refugees and asylum seekers One year of free MU membership for musicians seeking sanctuary in the UK Read more about Refugees and asylum seekers Latest politics news Chancellor Increases Minimum Wage and Lifts Two-Child Benefit Cap in Autumn Budget Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget, outlining the Government's plans for the economy - increasing the National Living Wage and ending the two-child benefit cap. Published: 26 November 2025 Read more about Chancellor Increases Minimum Wage and Lifts Two-Child Benefit Cap in Autumn Budget Curriculum and Assessment Review: Final Report Published The Review has made several positive recommendations relating to music, which the Government has broadly supported. Published: 06 November 2025 Read more about Curriculum and Assessment Review: Final Report Published MU General Secretary Meets Culture Secretary to Discuss Arts Funding and AI Naomi Pohl discussed the challenges facing musicians, including the impact of AI, funding shortfalls, and industry standards. Published: 06 November 2025 Read more about MU General Secretary Meets Culture Secretary to Discuss Arts Funding and AI Scotland’s Creative Sector Backs New Fair Work for Freelancers Checklist 29 organisations across Scotland have become the first to endorse a new Fair Work for Freelancers checklist, developed by trade unions representing the creative sector alongside the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC). Published: 31 October 2025 Read more about Scotland’s Creative Sector Backs New Fair Work for Freelancers Checklist Help Protect UK Recording Studios – Sign the Petition for Fair Business Rates The MU backs calls for studios to be included in the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure business rates relief scheme and urges members to sign the petition to support reclassification. Published: 20 October 2025 Read more about Help Protect UK Recording Studios – Sign the Petition for Fair Business Rates Resources for CLPs and local political parties Generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) Show your creative community that you’re on their side with this template motion on gen AI Read more about Generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) Fix Streaming Support the campaign to fix streaming with this template motion Read more about Fix Streaming Back your buskers Back busking in your town or city with this template motion Read more about Back your buskers Call for arts funding in Wales Show the Welsh Government that arts funding affects your constituency with this sample motion Read more about Call for arts funding in Wales MU Campaigns Hub Explore all the union’s campaigns and how to show your support Read more about MU Campaigns Hub Support Musicians’ Union campaigns From backing busking to protecting arts funding, music education and orchestras where you are, discover all the union’s active campaigns Learn more Connect with your MU regional office National office MU HQ Meet our national departments based in HQ. Read more about MU HQ Regional office London Read more about London Regional office East & South East England Read more about East & South East England Regional office Wales & South West England Read more about Wales & South West England Regional office Midlands Read more about Midlands Regional office North of England Read more about North of England Regional office Scotland & Northern Ireland Read more about Scotland & Northern Ireland Get the MU Guide to Organising and Campaigning Dive into what organising is, how it works, and what to do if you think you might have an issue in your workplace or local music community Get the guide
UK Music Hometown Glory A Local Music Action Charter for councils to support musicians and music venues Read more about UK Music Hometown Glory
AI briefing Get the union’s position on artificial intelligence and key asks of policy makers Read more about AI briefing
Busking A list of guidance, codes and schemes that the MU is involved with or is aware of Read more about Busking
Refugees and asylum seekers One year of free MU membership for musicians seeking sanctuary in the UK Read more about Refugees and asylum seekers
Chancellor Increases Minimum Wage and Lifts Two-Child Benefit Cap in Autumn Budget Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget, outlining the Government's plans for the economy - increasing the National Living Wage and ending the two-child benefit cap. Published: 26 November 2025 Read more about Chancellor Increases Minimum Wage and Lifts Two-Child Benefit Cap in Autumn Budget
Curriculum and Assessment Review: Final Report Published The Review has made several positive recommendations relating to music, which the Government has broadly supported. Published: 06 November 2025 Read more about Curriculum and Assessment Review: Final Report Published
MU General Secretary Meets Culture Secretary to Discuss Arts Funding and AI Naomi Pohl discussed the challenges facing musicians, including the impact of AI, funding shortfalls, and industry standards. Published: 06 November 2025 Read more about MU General Secretary Meets Culture Secretary to Discuss Arts Funding and AI
Scotland’s Creative Sector Backs New Fair Work for Freelancers Checklist 29 organisations across Scotland have become the first to endorse a new Fair Work for Freelancers checklist, developed by trade unions representing the creative sector alongside the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC). Published: 31 October 2025 Read more about Scotland’s Creative Sector Backs New Fair Work for Freelancers Checklist
Help Protect UK Recording Studios – Sign the Petition for Fair Business Rates The MU backs calls for studios to be included in the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure business rates relief scheme and urges members to sign the petition to support reclassification. Published: 20 October 2025 Read more about Help Protect UK Recording Studios – Sign the Petition for Fair Business Rates
Generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) Show your creative community that you’re on their side with this template motion on gen AI Read more about Generative artificial intelligence (gen AI)
Fix Streaming Support the campaign to fix streaming with this template motion Read more about Fix Streaming
Back your buskers Back busking in your town or city with this template motion Read more about Back your buskers
Call for arts funding in Wales Show the Welsh Government that arts funding affects your constituency with this sample motion Read more about Call for arts funding in Wales
MU Campaigns Hub Explore all the union’s campaigns and how to show your support Read more about MU Campaigns Hub