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      <title><![CDATA[Arts news round-up]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A quick look at the arts, broadcasting and entertainment stories from Wednesday 22 May]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Irish Equity, SIPTU and Equity UK meet to campaign to advance rights for actors]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Irish Equity, SIPTU and Equity UK have met to debate the
challenges confronting actors who live and work in the Republic of Ireland and international actors who come to work in Ireland]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Equity conference sets an ambitious programme of action]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Members take the lead in setting Equity's priorities]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Westminster Council cuts arts funding]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite pressure from Equity members, Council goes ahead with cuts]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[NI status change for entertainers?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[HMRC is consulting on changes to National Insurance for Entertainers: find out more here ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Conference final agenda published]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Final Agenda for Equity's 2013 Annual Representative Conference is now available for download.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on welfare changes]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Find out how these may affect you]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Arts and culture worth more than £850m to UK export trade]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research shows arts budget of less than 0.1% of public spending delivers four times that in contribution to GDP]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Casts support My Theatre Matters!]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Curtain call speeches get audience approval]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[New West End deal agreed]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Equity Council has ratified a new agreement for West End theatre after a further period of consultation with members]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alan Bates Bursary winner]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Adam Buchanan gets award that includes a year’s Equity membership]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Support performers who take their children on tour]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[New government proposals could see artists facing legal action]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passionate about dance?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Come to a free Equity event discussing the industry and see a dance showcase]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vogue signs our Models' code]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[British Vogue signs Equity’s Ten Point Code for the fair treatment of Models during photoshoots in studios and on location]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Equity's Spring magazine now online]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The magazine launches the My Theatre Matters! campaign, features interviews with Robert Lindsay and Ann Mitchell, plus focuses on casting website Spotlight]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Culture minister fails to respond to playwriting report]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Battalions, a report on the effect government cuts are having on new play development, is being ignored by Ed Vaizey]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Update on Disclosure and Barring Service]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A guide for Children's Entertainers and freelance entertainers]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[High Society cast supports My Theatre Matters!]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Daniel Boys gives a curtain call speech promoting the campaign at the Theatre Royal Newcastle]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[West End update]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Latest news on West End negotiations]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Benefits system about to get tougher]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The benefits system is about to get much tougher under Universal Credit, coming in October 2013]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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