Exciting news from the press office downstairs here at the Department last week. Their syndicate won the Lottery.
Memorials – and war memorials in particular – matter. Virtually nobody’s left who has any first-hand memory of the First World War, and the number of people still alive today who lived through the Second World War is dwindling by the year, but the collective memory of those terrible times remains strong.
Jo Morrison, Digital Projects Director at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, continues her blog series looking at how her institution and the other colleges that make up the University of the Arts London are embracing the creative and cultural opportunities offered by London 2012.
From Saturday, Paralympic hopefuls across the world will have just 200 more days to prepare for London 2012. ParalympicsGB’s Craig Hunter explains how the British team are preparing during the final countdown to the Games and why they are determined to be a credit to the vision of Paralympics creator Dr Ludwig Guttman.
There have been some truly magnificent TV programmes about our built heritage over the years. Fine historic buildings set in glorious British landscapes make for splendid television.
Six months ago the Creative Industries Council asked us to set up the Skillset Skills Group and me to chair it. Our remit was to advise them on what is needed to make sure we continue to have the people with the skills and talent that will make the UK Creative Industries world-beating.
Type “red tape” into Google and 0.32 seconds later your computer coughs up a tidy 13.3 million results*. “Cutting red tape”, on the other hand, pulls down a more modest 700,000 entries.
It is just six months until the London 2012 Games officially begins. While most eyes will be focused on the athletes once the competition gets underway, a huge team of people will be working hard behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly for those competing in and following the Olympics and Paralympics. Up…
You’ve probably read the stories. The Olympic and Paralympic Games this year are going to be just dire for tourism. Apparently. And the West End of London will be a ghost town, with many theatres simply putting up the shutters for the duration because there is, quite simply, no demand for tickets while the games…
I was woken by the DCMS Press Officer on New Year’s Day to find the media alight with Olympic fever and a story about betting integrity on the front page of the Sunday Times. Hours later, a BBC News crew was standing outside my house to do an interview. It was a definite reminder, not…
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