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An interesting report from Sheffield Hallam University brings welcome news for the tourism industry. Welcome, that is, in the sense that it helps dispel some of the received wisdom that the seaside tourist sector is in dire straits, following the historic increase in overseas holidays being taken by Brits.
Continue reading "Why we do like to be beside the seaside" »
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I want to start out by congratulating the England team on their performance on Wednesday against Slovenia. It was a much improved performance and they thoroughly deserved their win.
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Government’s a funny business.
Continue reading "The strange case of the listed building that wasn't spun" »
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A month or so ago, I got the call from Downing Street to say that my career as Shadow Business Minister was over (no surprise there, in the circs) and a new life – as a Minister in the Coalition Government - was about to begin. Not, as it happened, as one of the ministerial team at BIS in Victoria Street but, in a move as old as Yes Minister and as young as The Thick of It, as Minister for Tourism and Heritage at the DCMS in Cockspur Street.
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This is the first of what will be regular previews of my week ahead, I hope they will shed some light on the day to day work of a Sport and Olympics Minister.
