As the Great British Beer Festival gets underway in Olympia, London, British Beer & Pub Association Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds discusses the role traditional British pubs and beer are playing in attracting tourists to the UK. Tourism in Britain wouldn’t work without our fantastic network of pubs. They are not just a home-from-home for British pubgoers. They…
In his first guest blog for DCMS, Lord Bates looks forward to his 1,000 mile walk from London to Berlin to commemorate the First World War. It’s only a few hours to go before I set off on my 1,000 mile walk from London to Berlin and so much remains to be done. The fact that…
Glasgow’s inspirational Commonwealth Games shows sport is for all Everyone knows that the UK has a well-deserved reputation for putting on major sporting events. So no one should have been surprised that Glasgow has more than delivered with a fantastic XX Commonwealth Games so far. I spent the weekend in Glasgow and the city has…
The Lord Mayor of the City of London and Women’s Business Council Member, Alderman Fiona Woolf, discusses the importance of widening diversity in the talent pool. On Monday 7th July, it was my pleasure to be the host of the AudaCITY event at the Guildhall. In attendance were the various Affinity Groups from across London…
Jill Shedden, Women’s Business Council member, Group HR director at Centrica plc. discusses the challenges and support available to women returning to the workplace. Supporting women in returning to the work place is a real issue. Having been on maternity leave twice in my career I know first hand the importance of having a supportive…
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