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British Art Scene Feels Brexit Bite
British Art Scene Feels Brexit Bite
Culture
The art industry is calling on ministers to reduce post-Brexit red tape that is leading to the cancellation of exhibitions and delays of over a month for pieces heading to Europe.
Sir Elton John Is Set To Visit Parliament
Culture
Sir Elton John Is Set To Visit Parliament
MPs Won't Conduct Phillip Schofield 'Witch Hunt' As ITV Bosses Face Grilling
Culture
MPs Won't Conduct Phillip Schofield "Witch Hunt" As ITV Bosses Face Grilling
BBC Chair Broke Rules In Boris Johnson Loan Row – Here's What You Need To Know
Culture
BBC Chair Broke Rules In Boris Johnson Loan Row – Here's What You Need To Know
Rishi Sunak Won't Confirm If Next BBC Chair Will Be A Non-Political Appointment
Culture
Rishi Sunak Won't Confirm If Next BBC Chair Will Be A Non-Political Appointment
Top Stories: Keir Starmer Sets Out Five 'Missions', Independent Football Regulator To Be Launched
Culture
Top Stories: Keir Starmer Sets Out Five "Missions", Independent Football Regulator To Be Launched
BBC Chair Made 'Significant Errors Of Judgement' Over Boris Johnson Loan, MPs Say
Culture
BBC Chair Made "Significant Errors Of Judgement" Over Boris Johnson Loan, MPs Say
The House Live
Lords Diary: Lord Thurso
Culture
By Lord Thurso
Lords Diary: Lord Thurso
Countdown to Paris 2024: Westminster Hosts Team GB Athletes Partner content
Culture
By UK Sport
Countdown to Paris 2024: Westminster Hosts Team GB Athletes
Out of Home Advertising: Unlocking Investment in Infrastructure Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
Out of Home Advertising: Unlocking Investment in Infrastructure
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Yorkshire Mayor Wants Net Zero Devolved Accusing Rishi Sunak Of 'Dereliction' Of Leadership
Yorkshire Mayor Wants Net Zero Devolved Accusing Rishi Sunak Of "Dereliction" Of Leadership
Environment
Tories Welcome Bank of England's Interest Rate Pause But Warn They're 'Not Out Of The Woods'
Tories Welcome Bank of England's Interest Rate Pause But Warn They're "Not Out Of The Woods"
Economy
Rishi Sunak has taken the first steps towards a net zero path that works for all
Rishi Sunak has taken the first steps towards a net zero path that works for all
By Mark Wild
Energy
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BBC Chair Broke Rules In Boris Johnson Loan Row – Here's What You Need To Know
Culture
BBC Chair Broke Rules In Boris Johnson Loan Row – Here's What You Need To Know
Richard Sharp has resigned from his role of BBC Chair after an independent report concluded he was found to have broken the Governance Code over his relationship to former prime minister Boris Johnson's finances.
Common People? When Britpop and politics met
Culture
By Rob Merrick
Common People? When Britpop and politics met
Thirty years ago, in 1993, a new musical movement emerged that led to a flirtation between New Labour and Britpop. Rob Merrick takes a look at what this unlikely interaction between politics and popular music tell us about their relationship
The Tristram Hunt interview: 'If people want to rewrite a museum label, great!'
Culture
By Tali Fraser
The Tristram Hunt interview: "If people want to rewrite a museum label, great!"
Director of the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum and former Labour MP Tristram Hunt talks to Tali Fraser about rewriting gallery labels, turning off Netflix and the lack of tech billionaire donors.
Photography by Louise Haywood Schiefer
Culture news
The Gambling White Paper: A test of the Government's commitment to horse racing Partner content
Health
By Betting And Gaming Council
The Gambling White Paper: A test of the Government's commitment to horse racing
Rishi is a racing fan. When it comes to protecting racing in the Gambling White Paper, it’s vital he doesn’t fall at the first.
Government must step up support for vital local journalism as more readers move online
Culture
By Damian Green MP
Government must step up support for vital local journalism as more readers move online
One of the strengths of select committees is their ability to shine a light on some aspects of life which are wrongly neglected.
Attempts to level up the arts with less money in the pot has only left the sector worse off
Culture
By Earl of Clancarty
Attempts to level up the arts with less money in the pot has only left the sector worse off
The Arts Council of Great Britain – founded in 1946 as part of the post-war settlement – has been and continues to be, in its devolved existence, a great institution.
Media Smart to Help Young People Understand Environmental Claims in Advertising Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
Media Smart to Help Young People Understand Environmental Claims in Advertising
Education pack about Advertising Standards Authority guidance, in recognition of concerns felt by 52% of teenagers about lack of action on climate change
Investing in culture and the creative industries is key to levelling up in the North
Culture
By Tracy Brabin
Investing in culture and the creative industries is key to levelling up in the North
West Yorkshire is well and truly cementing its place on the world stage
“Cultural levelling up”: Behind the government's arts funding dilemma
Culture
By Andrew Kersley
“Cultural levelling up”: Behind the government's arts funding dilemma
The 2023-2026 round of Arts Council England funding provoked debate after clear winners and losers emerged from the process. But in tough economic times, what does fair distribution of cultural funding look like? Andrew Kersley investigates.
Welcome to Liverpool: Home of the Beatles, the Grand National, and for this year....Eurovision!
Culture
By Sophie Church
Welcome to Liverpool: Home of the Beatles, the Grand National, and for this year....Eurovision!
As the Eurovision Song Contest rolls into Liverpool, Sophie Church explores how the World Capital of Pop is set to host a competition like no other.
Musicians deserve better remuneration or society will pay the price
Culture
By Tom Gray
Musicians deserve better remuneration or society will pay the price
Music is now overwhelmingly consumed as a digital medium and payment for artists has suffered as a result. Tom Gray, Gomez founder member, composer and chair of the Ivors Academy, argues that more must be done to remunerate musicians – or society will pay a heavy price.
Ukraine needs a Marshall Plan to help restore and rebuild its looted cultural treasures
Culture
By Lord Cormack
Ukraine needs a Marshall Plan to help restore and rebuild its looted cultural treasures
Our papers have been full of shocking images of destruction but not enough attention has been given to the merciless attack on Ukraine’s cultural heritage
Long-awaited football governance is needed to protect the future of northern clubs
Culture
By Sara Britcliffe MP
Long-awaited football governance is needed to protect the future of northern clubs
Few places illustrate the importance of professional football clubs to local communities than my constituency of Hyndburn.
When human rights conflict, we must find an approach that centres the rights of all
Culture
By Joanna Cherry MP
When human rights conflict, we must find an approach that centres the rights of all
In the rush to enshrine gender identity ideology in law, equality law and human rights risk being forgotten
History has taught us that our hard-won rights can be easily eroded – an attack on one is an attack on all
Culture
By Lord Cashman
History has taught us that our hard-won rights can be easily eroded – an attack on one is an attack on all
History is a powerful teacher that returns again and again until we learn the lessons.
UK Advertising Industry Releases New Campaign for SXSW Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
UK Advertising Industry Releases New Campaign for SXSW
UKAEG and DBT collaborate for UK's largest international showcase of innovation and creativity
The Bermondsey by-election was my baptism of fire
Culture
By Peter Tatchell
The Bermondsey by-election was my baptism of fire
This is LGBT+ History Month and the Bermondsey by-election on 24 February 1983 – 40 years ago – made history, mostly for the wrong reasons.
The show must go on: an interview with Kate Varah
Culture
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
The show must go on: an interview with Kate Varah
National Theatre executive director Kate Varah is fiercely proud of the institution and the levelling up opportunities it offers for the country. However, with a series of economic challenges on the horizon following Covid, she tells Nadine Batchelor-Hunt she’s concerned about the “headwinds” it is facing.
Partner content
Education
By Advertising Association
Boots' CMO, Pete Markey, appointed Advertising Association's Front Foot Network Chair
London, 21 February 2023: The Advertising Association has announced the appointment of Pete Markey (Chief Marketing Officer, Boots UK) as the new Chair of Front Foot, the Advertising Association’s unique network of advertisers, media owners, agencies and tech companies. Together, they provide the resource and leadership to advance the voice of the UK advertising industry, leading on the delivery of key workstreams including Public Trust, All In and Ad Net Zero, while also funding Credos, UK advertising’s thinktank.
Lords Diary: Baroness Bull
Culture
By Baroness Bull
Lords Diary: Baroness Bull
Every year, regular as clockwork, February sees me back in Switzerland, at the Prix de Lausanne
We must fight to save Oldham Coliseum from shutting its doors for good
Culture
By Maxine Peake
We must fight to save Oldham Coliseum from shutting its doors for good
In 1885, Oldham Coliseum began its life as the Grand America Circus and Hippodrome. The theatre is situated right in the centre of Oldham and back then, like Bolton and other larger northern mill towns, it was surrounded by a dozen theatres and music halls.
We need better disability representation within the UK television supply chain Partner content
Culture
By Creative Diversity Network
We need better disability representation within the UK television supply chain
The effects of the pandemic have set the industry back, but the Creative Diversity Network believes that greater collaboration between industry and government can change that.
We are breathing new life into communities by funding arts around the country
Culture
By Lord Parkinson
We are breathing new life into communities by funding arts around the country
It is an enormous privilege to be the minister responsible for championing our world-class arts and cultural sector – and a great responsibility to do so in what continues to be a turbulent time for it and the brilliant people who sustain it.
Partner content
Culture
By Betting And Gaming Council
BGC BACK RACING TV’S 'WRITE TO YOUR MP' CAMPAIGN
Betting and Gaming Council Chairman Brigid Simmonds OBE has today endorsed a new campaign from Racing TV enabling concerned horseracing fans to seek assurances from their MPs and DCMS Ministers.
Partner content
Culture
By UK Sport
UK Sport announces extra investment to support Paris Olympic and Paralympic preparations 
UK Sport has today confirmed an additional £4m of funding into summer Olympic and Paralympic sport as preparations gear up for the Paris 2024 Games.
Powered by Purpose: How the next generation of UK athletes are powering positive change Partner content
Health
By UK Sport
Powered by Purpose: How the next generation of UK athletes are powering positive change
Being a top-class athlete is about achieving dreams and ambitions in the sporting arena. But for many of the UK’s top athletes in 2023 it is also about driving and effecting lasting positive change in society.

Both athletes and MPs know that elite athletes are vital role models for our communities. And on issues such as period poverty, water quality, disability inclusion, and mental wellbeing, UK Sport’s Powered by Purpose programme provides British athletes with the opportunities and skills they need to power positive change in our communities.
BBC Chairman Denies Ever Giving Boris Johnson Financial Advice
Culture
BBC Chairman Denies Ever Giving Boris Johnson Financial Advice
Richard Sharp has admitted he met with then-prime minister Boris Johnson to discuss his intention to apply for the role of BBC chairman, but insisted he did not directly give Johnson financial advice.
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Women in Communications
2023
London
Women in Communications
Supporting Menopause at Work
2023
Online
Supporting Menopause at Work
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service London
2023
London
Unlocking the Senior Civil Service London
Women in Education
2023
Women in Education