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Articles tagged with: Books & culture

Constituency work inspired musical MP's debut album

23 Sep Books & culture

Constituency work inspired musical MP's debut album

Former Labour minister Kevin Brennan is set to become the first sitting MP to release a solo music album.

Algorithms shouldn't decide whose voices are heard: Baroness Morgan reviews 'Dangerous Ideas'

17 Sep Books & culture

Algorithms shouldn't decide whose voices are heard: Baroness Morgan reviews 'Dangerous Ideas'

An engaging book asking important questions, Eric Berkowitz may argue that history demonstrates censorship doesn’t work – but struggles to reconcile the impact of the internet on the modern age

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17 Sep Culture

BGC welcomes new Secretary of State for DCMS - and says it’s vital the Government continues its ‘evidence-led’ approach to the Gambling Review

Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Nadine Dorries on becoming the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

16 Sep Culture

Advertising Association comment on the appointment of Nadine Dorries MP as Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

The value of experienced ministers: Lord Willetts reviews 'Clashing Agendas'

16 Sep Books & culture

The value of experienced ministers: Lord Willetts reviews 'Clashing Agendas'

A fascinating account of modern British government, Lord Freud’s book is an important reminder of how much experienced ministers can achieve

British para athletes make history to end our extraordinary sporting summer on a high

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13 Sep Coronavirus

British para athletes make history to end our extraordinary sporting summer on a high

An extraordinary summer is drawing to a close and, as I returned home from Tokyo last week, there was finally time to draw breath and reflect on a very special Paralympic Games. A Games that, in the words of Andrew Parsons, the International Paralympic Committee President, ‘many doubted would happen, many thought impossible’.

Young Political Poet Wins Prestigious Orwell Youth Prize

25 Aug Books & culture

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

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23 Aug Health

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

23 Aug Environment

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

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21 Aug Health

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”.

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27 Jul Education

UK ADSPEND TO GROW 18.2% THIS YEAR AS RECOVERY GATHERS PACE

Recommended reads for Recess

22 Jul Books & culture

Recommended reads for Recess

From the fields of espionage through to the history of colonial struggles, the historical reliability of the gospels and a deep dive deep into multicultural 14th-century London, four parliamentarians offer their suggestions for a great holiday book

From past glories to new hopefuls, MPs share what the Olympics mean to them

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22 Jul 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

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19 Jul Environment

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 mystery of the missing Mountbatten diaries

17 Jul History

The mystery of the missing Mountbatten diaries

In a David verses Goliath legal battle, I have been fighting the establishment for the release of the diaries and correspondence of Earl Mountbatten and his wife Edwina. I hope members of both Houses will join me in trying to uncover the truth - and stop this censorship and abuse of power.

‘Vivid and sincere’: Lord Cormack reviews David Amess' Ayes and Ears a survivor’s guide to Westminster

14 Jul Books & culture

‘Vivid and sincere’: Lord Cormack reviews David Amess' Ayes and Ears a survivor’s guide to Westminster

Part autobiography and part guidebook, Sir David Amess' book will be of particular help to newly elected Members baffled by some of the arcane language and practices of the House of Commons

A 'fascinating' history of the political press pack: Baroness Wheatcroft reviews Carole Walker's Lobby Life

14 Jul Books & culture

A 'fascinating' history of the political press pack: Baroness Wheatcroft reviews Carole Walker's Lobby Life

Carole Walker has produced an engaging account – but fails to convey the sheer fun of being part of the extraordinary circus that is political journalism

'We learn nothing new, gain no insights, plumb no hidden depths': Alan Johnson reviews Keir Starmer: The Unauthorised Biography

13 Jul Books & culture

'We learn nothing new, gain no insights, plumb no hidden depths': Alan Johnson reviews Keir Starmer: The Unauthorised Biography

Keir Starmer is a rarity: a working class boy who made it to the top of his profession. The question is, with such great material, how could Nigel Cawthorne have produced such a terrible book?

Summer 2021 edition of Order! Order! magazine published

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30 Jun Political parties

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!

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28 Jun Communities

UK Advertising celebrates award haul at Cannes Lions 2021

UK Government & Industry Partner for Virtual Roadshow in Export Showcase to International Markets

This World Refugee Day, one choir’s efforts should be music to all our ears

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21 Jun Education

This World Refugee Day, one choir’s efforts should be music to all our ears

Members of the Citizens of the World Choir come from all over the globe, but thanks to National Lottery funding and support from across the political spectrum, they’re all singing from the same hymn sheet now.

'The DUP leadership is monumentally out of step': Stephen Farry reviews 'Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground'

18 Jun Books & culture

"The DUP leadership is monumentally out of step": Stephen Farry reviews 'Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground'

Faced with yet another collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive and the ongoing crisis within political unionism around Brexit and language rights, in what is Northern Ireland’s centenary, Susan McKay’s new book is timely and essential reading for anyone with an interest in our troubled region.

The Big Screen is Back! Supporting the film industry through tough times

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17 Jun Coronavirus

The Big Screen is Back! Supporting the film industry through tough times

After all the time we have spent in front of our televisions, we’re finally able to get back to experiencing films how they should be: on the big screen.

Mission: Possible? Protecting the film industry in the wake of the pandemic

17 Jun Communities

Mission: Possible? Protecting the film industry in the wake of the pandemic

Almost like a scene from a movie, I was sat in my Parliamentary office last year when I got a message from a producer of the Mission Impossible movies: ‘We have a problem – can you help?’.

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