National Trust ‘facing questions over its purpose’ as Charity Commission warns an inquiry could be looming Trust sparked a woke row after tweeting details about buildings’ links to slavery Dozens vowed to cancel their membership because of charity ‘virtue signalling’ Regulator now looking at whether the Trust has breached its charitable objects By Tom Pyman … Read more
Theatres could reopen in the spring: Oliver Dowden pushes for ‘not before’ date in March or April to give producers time to plan Oliver Dowden told MPs it was not possible to give a firm date for reopening He defended the London Palladium over controversy about recent performances The plan is to organise theatre so that … Read more
The Culture Secretary has said he he will not decriminalise TV licence fee evasion as he does not want to send a signal that it is legitimate to not pay the TV licence. Oliver Dowden made the comment to MPs as the Government prepares to publish its response to a consultation on decriminalisation. It had … Read more
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden apologised today for a ‘crass’ advert suggesting a ballerina should retrain to work in cyber-security after Twitter uses mistakenly assumed it was new. He took to social media to distance the Government from an ad that featured a young dancer tying up her ballet pumps alongside the caption: ‘Fatima’s next job … Read more
More than £250million will be handed to theatres, arts venues and museums to try to salvage the suffering culture sector. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will announce today that 1,385 cultural organisations will receive grants. Among the recipients of the £257million fund will be Liverpool’s Cavern Club, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park … Read more
‘Don’t hide our history away’: Museums and universities should keep statues of controversial figures, says Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden Culture Sec. told Tory conference universities and museums should keep statues Oliver Dowden said it was a sign of weakness to seek to ‘eradicate’ history ‘Keep your monuments in place and use them to explain our … Read more
Government admits Euro 2020 matches in England ARE under threat due to Covid-19 as Oliver Dowden says he ‘can’t give a cast iron assurance’ that Wembley games – including the semi-finals and final – will be safe to go ahead Euro 2020 matches due to take place in England next summer are under threat Wembley … Read more
The last picture show: Cineworld to shut all 128 of its UK and Ireland cinemas after industry became ‘unviable’ following coronavirus cancellations Cineworld chiefs could announce plans as early as tomorrow, say Sunday Times The paper reports the move to close cinemas could put up to 5,500 jobs at risk It comes after latest James … Read more
Elgin Marbles: The Elgin Marbles are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures, inscriptions and architectural members that were mostly created by Phidias and his assistants. The 7th Earl of Elgin, Thomas Bruce, removed the Parthenon Marble pieces from the Acropolis in Athens while serving as the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799 to … Read more
Plan to use Premier League cash to help lower league football clubs stay afloat could be finalised this week, says Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden as he urges big teams to ‘step up to the plate’ Oliver Dowden said Premier League must ‘look after football family as a whole’ Culture Sec said he is hopeful of … Read more