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A Cultural Feast

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, May 3, 2013 — Culture

Chief Executive of Culture Company 2013

As the shortlisting begins for who will become 2017’s UK City of Culture, Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of Culture Company 2013, updates us on how current holders Derry-Londonderry has been celebrating its title.

Britain’s creative industries really do lead the world. Don’t they?

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, April 29, 2013 — Culture

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.

I’m used, as a Minister, to talking about the massive economic contribution that our creative industries make to the UK economy. So it’s important that we know in as much detail as possible what is actually happening on the ground.

Getting more women cycling

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, March 27, 2013 — Sport

Team GB Women's Cyclist

As British Cycling launches its strategy to get one million more women cycling by 2020, world record breaking track cyclist Jess Varnish tells us about what inspired her and how the new strategy will get more women to take to two wheels.

(Sports)women at the top

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, March 4, 2013 — Sport

Maria Miller was appointed as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in September 2012.

We’re rightly proud of our amazing sportswomen. But there aren’t enough women in the boardrooms of sports’ national governing bodies. Maria Miller asks: what can be done?