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Monthly Archives: November 2014

Saluting our Video Games Industry – A British Success Story

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, November 28, 2014 — Media, broadband and creative industries

Ed Vaizey was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in May 2010 and promoted to Minister of State for Culture and Digital Industries in 2014.

The history of the video game is not straightforward. Some say the earliest game that broadly fits the description was something inspired by radar displays used during World War II. Patent applied for in 1947, it had a selection of knobs which allowed the player to adjust the curve and speed of a moving point…
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A Good Year for Giving

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Ed Vaizey was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in May 2010 and promoted to Minister of State for Culture and Digital Industries in 2014.

Good news sometimes comes in unlikely packages.  Yesterday (Thursday 27 November) the DCMS published something called ‘Charitable Giving Indicators 2013/14 – Statistical Release’.  Not, perhaps, a title to make the pulse race but, for all that, it contains some rather sensational news: charitable donations to our cultural institutions at an all-time high.  Let me explain.…
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Cool Caravanning

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, November 26, 2014 — Tourism

Following the Caravan Club Awards, Nick Lomas,  Director General of The Caravan Club, shares his views on the thriving industry. The Caravan Club represents around one million touring caravan, motorhome and trailer tent owners, who between them contribute well over £1.5 billion a year to local economies and in VAT and motoring-related taxes to the Exchequer…
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32 Billion Birthday Wishes

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, November 21, 2014 — Tourism

Helen Grant is the Minister for Sport and Tourism

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Any idea where you were twenty years ago this weekend? Still at school? In college? Some of you, of course, may not even have been born. Me, I was married with a two-year old, working as a lawyer in Wimbledon and thinking about setting up my own family law practice. To be honest, the fine…
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The tide is starting to turn for women in sport

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, November 7, 2014 — Sport

Helen Grant is the Minister for Sport and Tourism

I came back from my Women in Sport conference last Thursday with a spring in my step. There had been a real buzz in the room and a brilliant set of contributions in the discussions. The media had been out in force and, as I switched on my lap-top, I discovered it was trending on…
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The Digital Revolution will be Mobile

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, November 6, 2014 — Media, broadband and creative industries

Ed Vaizey was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in May 2010 and promoted to Minister of State for Culture and Digital Industries in 2014.

It’s a cliché but it’s true: the internet has completely revolutionised the way we live our lives. In 2014, the world works, shops, studies and socialises online. And the revolution is increasingly mobile. Some analysts believe that, by the end of this year, the majority of UK internet traffic will come from handheld devices rather…
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