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19 May Culture

Extra Time: Paying women rugby professionals is long overdue

Many sports federations do painfully little to advance to protect women's sport.

03 May Culture

Introducing an independent football regulator risks doing more harm than good

Lord Triesman’s time at the Football Association was an unhappy one, and his frustrations with the existing system of governance are understandable.

Levelling Up: What’s art got to do with it?

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13 Oct 2021 Coronavirus

Levelling Up: What’s art got to do with it?

The creative and cultural sector can be a powerful tool in reducing inequality. If we're serious about levelling up, then we must invest in the arts.

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17 Sep 2021 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.

24 Jun 2021 Culture

Andrew Lloyd-Webber Joins Legal Action To Force Government To Publish Data From Mass Event Pilots

Figures from across the live music and theatre sector are launching legal action today to force the government to hand over data about its mass event pilots.

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

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17 Jun 2021 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.

17 Jun 2021 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?’.

03 Jun 2021 Culture

The gaming industry leads the way in levelling up the UK

With companies spread from Brighton to Belfast, Cambridge to Cardiff, the video gaming and esports sector is creating a boom in high-quality, highly productive jobs across all regions of the UK.

01 Jun 2021 Coronavirus

Government shielded the arts during the pandemic – now we must help them recover and thrive

This time last year, our cultural institutions were staring into the abyss. Covid had forced all of their doors closed; my officials had given me the chilling warning that up to 75 per cent of our theatres, galleries, museums and other cultural institutions were at risk of being lost to the pandemic.

29 May 2021 Coronavirus

Labour's Jo Stevens: "Culture is culture, there shouldn’t be a war element to it"

Cardiff Central MP Jo Stevens has her dream brief as shadow culture secretary. She takes Georgina Bailey around the city’s cultural landmarks to talk about what Wales is getting right in supporting the creative industries, and the personal and professional impacts of Covid.

21 May 2021 Culture

Justice Secretary Warns BBC That Apology Over Princess Diana Interview Is "Not The End Of It"

Robert Buckland has said the probe into the broadcaster's conduct raised "very serious questions" about its governance.

21 May 2021 Social affairs

Extra Time: the not-so-super Super League

In a new occasional series, Lord Triesman tackles the important matters facing sport – both on and off the field. First up, the not-so-super European Super League

The sports making an Olympic contribution to the UK economy

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18 May 2021 Health

The sports making an Olympic contribution to the UK economy

Olympic and Paralympic sports are generating increasing value for the economy – and UK Sport believes they have an important part to play in helping the country Build Back Better from Covid.

15 Apr 2021 Culture

We need a more religiously literate media if we are to build a more harmonious society

Too often media reporting on religion can be sensationalist and reinforce problematic stereotypes. We need a fundamental shift in a media culture to address these disparities and foster a religiously literate media environment.

08 Apr 2021 Culture

British wrestling has been left unregulated for decades – it’s time we took this industry seriously

Professional wrestling in Britain is something we should be proud of, but we need to establish minimum standards and develop good practice.

'Living in Fear' - how one woman's lockdown experience inspired an award-winning film

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07 Apr 2021 Coronavirus

"Living in Fear" - how one woman's lockdown experience inspired an award-winning film

The first coronavirus lockdown was a challenging experience for most people. But for Steph Castelete-Tyrrell, a 26-year-old from Northampton who has muscular dystrophy, its impact was so profound it inspired her to make an award-winning film.

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29 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

How UK CreaTech can be a world-beater

The Minister for Digital and Culture has backed UK ‘CreaTech’ pitch to become a world leader in the field

UK advertising industry goes ‘all in’ today for census

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10 Mar 2021 Culture

UK advertising industry goes ‘all in’ today for census

Hundreds of UK Agencies, Brands, Media Owners & Tech Platforms Taking Part In Bid To Build Better Workplace For All

UK Advertising Export Group Stages Exports Month to Boost Global Trade

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01 Mar 2021 Culture

UK Advertising Export Group Stages Exports Month to Boost Global Trade

Special plans include UK House at SXSW 2021, a new online tool to support export strategies and a Going Global roadshow for companies looking to build international revenue

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28 Jan 2021 Communities

UK Sport names 27 coaches as part of plan to increase female representation in Olympic & Paralympic sport

Today officially marks the start of UK Sport’s new female coaches leadership programme with 27 coaches from 15 sports coming together as part of a plan to more than double representation in the Olympic and Paralympic high-performance community by Paris 2024.

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18 Dec 2020 Communities

UK Sport outlines plans for £352million investment in Olympic and Paralympic sport

UK Sport has today signalled its intent for the UK to become successful in a wider range of sports and build a high-performance sports community which reflects the diversity of British society.

Andy Carter MP: Radio is a powerful way to reach audiences beyond the Westminster bubble

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18 Dec 2020 Coronavirus

Andy Carter MP: Radio is a powerful way to reach audiences beyond the Westminster bubble

Ensuring radio businesses remain strong is good for jobs and the economy, as well as for democracy as it keeps politicians accountable. It also means we can communicate with people of all backgrounds and interests, not only those in a social media echo-chamber or metropolitan bubble.

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10 Dec 2020 Communities

UK Sport will grant extra funding to help national governing bodies due to financial impact of COVID-19

UK Sport has confirmed it will grant another £438,000 worth of extra funding to help national governing bodies struggling because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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08 Dec 2020 Culture

Betting and Gambling Council respond to the launch of the Government's Gaming Review