Thank God
While the PM and her team were setting out their programme to reconnect us with the rest of the world, Amazon was advising the government of its plans to pull the plug – both from our film-making facilities and from the government’s generous subsidies.
And whereas yesterday’s “Latest from the Beehive” posts included two speeches and a press statement on (eventually) the reopening of our borders, today’s posts include news of the Government’s response to Amazon’s withdrawal.
Amazon’s decision was reported more than 12 hours ago by The Guardian (which wasn’t necessarily the first to break the news).
Amazon has made the surprise decision to move production of its $1bn-plus Lord of the Rings series from New Zealand to the UK, rejecting tens of millions of dollars in incentives to shoot the TV show in the same location as the blockbuster films.
And:
The government was informed of Amazon’s decision…
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Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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