Tony Blair Heaps Praise on British Music Industry

Prime Minister Tony Blair has heaped praise on the booming British music industry.

The Labour leader was speaking at a visit to the Tate Modern Art Gallery in London, when he said that he believes music is an integral part of a ‘golden age’ in the arts.

He said: “A nation that cares about art will not just be a better nation. In the early 21st Century it will be a more successful one.”

Mr Blair went on to say that the reason behind the success of the arts was the music business which rakes in a massive £6billion to the country’s economy.

He said that he took ‘great pride’ in Britain’s cultural industries and that London was undoubtedly the creative capital of the world.