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Government 'Strongly Supports' UEFA Threat To Boycott World Cup Over FIFA Sell Off Plan
Government "Strongly Supports" UEFA Threat To Boycott World Cup Over FIFA Sell Off Plan
Culture
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has backed UEFA's plan to boycott future World Cups if FIFA goes ahead with selling shares in the competition to private investors.
'The World Cup Should Not Be For Sale': Growing Political Anger Over FIFA Sell Off Plan
Culture
"The World Cup Should Not Be For Sale": Growing Political Anger Over FIFA Sell Off Plan
Documentary Filmmaker Norma Percy On Boris Johnson, Mikhail Gorbachev And Slobodan Milosevic
Culture
Documentary Filmmaker Norma Percy On Boris Johnson, Mikhail Gorbachev And Slobodan Milosevic
Meet The Royal Ballet And Opera Apprentices Proving Timothée Chalamet Wrong
Education
Meet The Royal Ballet And Opera Apprentices Proving Timothée Chalamet Wrong
The Tourist Tax Is Coming – But How Will It Work? And Who Is Fighting It?
Culture
The Tourist Tax Is Coming – But How Will It Work? And Who Is Fighting It?
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Culture
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Michael Grade: I Am Very, Very Worried About The Future Of British TV
Culture
Michael Grade: I Am Very, Very Worried About The Future Of British TV
Opinion
Public interest journalism is under attack. We must fight for the BBC 
Culture
By Rebecca Long Bailey MP
Public interest journalism is under attack. We must fight for the BBC 
BBC Charter renewal offers a chance to secure the future of one of the ancient languages of the UK – we must seize it
Culture
By Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach
BBC Charter renewal offers a chance to secure the future of one of the ancient languages of the UK – we must seize it
How does your gambling grow, Prime Minister? Partner content
Communities
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
How does your gambling grow, Prime Minister?
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Environment
Burnham's ban on spads speaking to journalists is absurd and unworkable
Burnham's ban on spads speaking to journalists is absurd and unworkable
By Peter Cardwell
Political parties
Farage Says He Is “Open-Minded” About Deal With Restore Britain
Farage Says He Is “Open-Minded” About Deal With Restore Britain
Political parties
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
How Could Andy Burnham Pay For His Policy Pledges?
Economy
Dame Prue Leith: living and dying well Partner content
Dame Prue Leith: living and dying well
By Total Politics Impact
Social affairs
“She dared to be a Daniel, she dared to stand alone”: Tributes to Ann Widdecombe
“She dared to be a Daniel, she dared to stand alone”: Tributes to Ann Widdecombe
By Lord Alton, Baroness Hoey & Baroness Browning
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Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Culture
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Tourism minister Stephanie Peacock talks to Sienna Rodgers about introducing a controversial tourist tax and tackling short-term holiday lets – plus why Labour finds itself in a mess, but relitigating Brexit would be wrong
Michael Grade: I Am Very, Very Worried About The Future Of British TV
Culture
Michael Grade: I Am Very, Very Worried About The Future Of British TV
Former TV executive Lord Grade has just stepped down as chair of Ofcom. He tells Noah Vickers about his eventful career, enforcing the Online Safety Act and why critics of GB News are secretly ‘embarrassed’
Olympic Medallist Baroness Davies: “I’m Not Going To Lie. Is That A Problem?”
Culture
Olympic Medallist Baroness Davies: “I’m Not Going To Lie. Is That A Problem?”
From racing doped East German swimmers to campaigning on women’s sport, Olympic medallist turned Conservative life peer Baroness Davies tells Sienna Rodgers that fairness will drive her work in the Lords
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Young Political Poet Wins Prestigious Orwell Youth Prize
Culture
By Noa Hoffman
Young Political Poet Wins Prestigious Orwell Youth Prize
An up-and-coming political film maker is among four senior winners of the prestigious Orwell Youth Prize.
Meet Eilidh: the Olympic hopeful inspiring the next generation of women in sport Partner content
Health
By The National Lottery
Meet Eilidh: the Olympic hopeful inspiring the next generation of women in sport
Thanks to National Lottery players, £36 million a week goes to a wide range of good causes including supporting our elite athletes, many of who go on to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
We must level-up to tackle the 'dream deficit' in women's sport
Environment
By Fay Jones MP
We must level-up to tackle the "dream deficit" in women's sport
As most of us emerged bleary eyed from 18 months of perpetual lockdowns, we saw astonishing success at the Tokyo Olympics. While many of us have struggled to keep up our exercise regime, British athletes were working hard (from home!) to achieve 65 medals and more success looks likely in the Paralympics.
Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right Partner content
Health
By Betting and Gaming Council
Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right
In the final debate in the House of Commons before the summer recess, the Minister heading the Government’s Review of Gambling, John Whittingdale, told MPs: “It is very important that we create a safe space where people are given protection if they are gambling online, but we do not want to drive them away from the regulated sector and into the black market. That is certainly something that we will bear in mind during our consideration of these things”.
Blur Drummer Warns Post-Brexit Touring Costs Will Destroy Next Generation Of Bands
Culture
Blur Drummer Warns Post-Brexit Touring Costs Will Destroy Next Generation Of Bands
Exclusive: The next generation of Blurs will be "gone" unless the government secures new post-Brexit arrangements for the UK's musicians and other touring performers, a member of the iconic Britpop band has warned.
Inside Westminster's history of contested monuments
Culture
By Lord Wallace
Inside Westminster's history of contested monuments
Oliver Cromwell as a regicide was originally absent from the line of statues of former rulers within the Palace. Walking around Parliament should remind us that arguments about our country’s history have a long history themselves.
To stop the culture wars, learn from gay rights
Culture
By Luke Tryl
To stop the culture wars, learn from gay rights
In dousing the flames of the culture wars, our leaders would do well to look to the push for gay equality and to learn from it how to better live up to the public’s expectations about navigating cultural change in Britain today.
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Education
By Advertising Association
UK ADSPEND TO GROW 18.2% THIS YEAR AS RECOVERY GATHERS PACE
From past glories to new hopefuls, MPs share what the Olympics mean to them Partner content
Education
From past glories to new hopefuls, MPs share what the Olympics mean to them
As a new generation of athletes prepare to take to the sporting stage in Tokyo, backed by sustained support from the Government and the National Lottery’, Westminster is looking ahead to the Games with high hopes that Team GB will again provide extraordinary moments to unite and inspire the nation
How advertising can help build a net zero economy Partner content
Environment
By Advertising Association
How advertising can help build a net zero economy
Advertising is a proven engine of growth – every pound spent on the UK’s advertising and marketing services generates six pounds GDP and our sector has been recently recognised as world-class once again with a record haul at Cannes Lions, the global festival of creativity, our Olympics of Advertising.
The Saturday View: How The Culture War Backfired On The Tories
Culture
The Saturday View: How The Culture War Backfired On The Tories
“I do not want to engage in a political culture war of any kind." Those were the words of Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s Questions this week, after a bruising few days for his party off the back of the row kicked up by the England football team’s defeat in the final of Euro 2020.
Elton John's Agent Accuses No.10 Of Blocking Progress On Post-Brexit European Touring
Culture
Elton John's Agent Accuses No.10 Of Blocking Progress On Post-Brexit European Touring
A leading music promoter who is pushing the government to renegotiate post-Brexit arrangements for the UK's touring performers says there is a refusal to do so at "the highest level," pointing the finger of blame at Downing Street.
Partner content
Culture
By Betting and Gaming Council
BGC condemns ‘bizarre’ Scottish Government decision to impose midnight curfew on casinos
The Betting and Gaming Council has expressed its dismay at the Scottish Government’s 11th hour decision to impose a midnight curfew on the country’s casinos.
World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic Partner content
Coronavirus
By The National Lottery
World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic
This World Youth Skills Day, how are National Lottery-funded charities giving disadvantaged young people affected by the pandemic a much needed boost?
Senior Tory Says Nightclub Vaccine Passports Are “Unenforceable” And “Another Blow” To The Industry
Coronavirus
Senior Tory Says Nightclub Vaccine Passports Are “Unenforceable” And “Another Blow” To The Industry
A senior Tory MP has criticised the government's plans to force nightclubs to check people's Covid status as a condition of entry, and said it is "unenforceable".
Keir Starmer Accused Boris Johnson Of Giving The 'Green Light' To Racism Towards England Football Squad
Communities
Keir Starmer Accused Boris Johnson Of Giving The "Green Light" To Racism Towards England Football Squad
Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of trying engaging in a "culture war" as he criticised his response to racist abuse aimed at the England team.
We must broaden diversity and inclusion in personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
We must broaden diversity and inclusion in personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine
Addressing the rise in non-communicable disease, lifestyle choices and health inequalities is imperative.
Ministers Told Not To Say 'It's Coming Home' Ahead Of England Final
Culture
Ministers Told Not To Say 'It's Coming Home' Ahead Of England Final
Exclusive: A briefing note sent to government officials today urges them to encourage ministers not to say "It's Coming Home" when talking about the England football team because it annoys other countries.
Kwasi Kwarteng MP: 'People should look at history with a bit more humility'
Culture
By Georgina Bailey
Kwasi Kwarteng MP: "People should look at history with a bit more humility"
Kwasi Kwarteng is a man on a mission, overseeing arguably the most important period in the UK’s route to net-zero. The BEIS secretary and keen historian talks to Georgina Bailey about the free-market case for decarbonisation – and why he won’t be drawn into the culture wars
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Coronavirus
By Dignity in Dying
Disability rights campaigner, palliative care doctor, Rabbi and Imam speak out in support of assisted dying law, as Lords and Holyrood prepare to debate prospective legislation
A disability rights campaigner, a palliative care doctor, a rabbi and an imam yesterday (Wednesday 7 July 2021) addressed the All Party Parliamentary Group on Choice at the End of Life, calling on cross-party MPs and Peers to support a change in the law on assisted dying.
Pastimes: Julian Knight
Culture
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: Julian Knight
In her occasional series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with parliamentarians to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. Here, Julian Knight shows Ros the joy of video gaming
Summer 2021 edition of Order! Order! magazine published Partner content
Culture
By Association of Former Members of Parliament
Summer 2021 edition of Order! Order! magazine published
The Association of Former Members of Parliament has published the latest edition of its official journal Order! Order!
Singing can heal our divided country
Culture
By Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Singing can heal our divided country
The political arguments of the past decade have torn families and communities apart. Now, as we look to move past this deadly pandemic, we must rediscover that sense of community.
Lords Diary: Baroness Deech
Culture
By Baroness Deech
Lords Diary: Baroness Deech
A confession – I have enjoyed lockdown. I have enough space and a garden, and have become closer to our neighbours by all joining a WhatsApp for the road.
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