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The Independent (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Too much of Britain's cultural world is still exclusively focused on London. People expect London to stage world-class culture and art. But when those prestigious events take place outside the capital, the impact can be more powerful and inspiring. A statement is made by the host city and and perceptions are invited to be challenged. London is a truly world-class cultural centre – perhaps the world's...
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The First Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Has Alan Bennett (left), the award-winning playwright and diarist, got a crush on Andy Burnham (right), Labour's handsome Culture Minister? The question arises because of an article Bennett has penned…
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
We sniffed at the euro and decline to join. We carp at every new regulation. But finally, it seems, the EU has given us something we like. Liverpool's year as capital of culture has been judged such a success that culture secretary Andy Burnham wants Britain to nominate its own four- or possibly two-yearly culture capital, with cities competing for an accolade that will include hosting events such...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
There's an annual dose of much-needed sanity in the 2008 diary of Alan Bennett, published in the first London Review of Books of the year. He includes an amusing account of a Downing Street reception he attended for Fanny Waterman, founder of the Leeds piano competition. Andy Burnham, the culture secretary, is described thus: "with his heavy dark hair [he] looks as if he's strayed out of an early...
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News to Cromley (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here's the consistently-clever Steve Bowbrick with a really good post on Andy Burnham's ruminations on internet classification. And then here's a USAF flowchart on how it responds to the blogosphere. (both via Podnosh on twitter for which thanks). technorati tags: political news | news | world news More at: News 2 Cromley
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
So, Liverpool's year as the focus of cultural and physical regeneration brought it £176m in tourism, according to its organisers. And the capital of culture notion has been deemed such a success by culture secretary Andy Burnham that the Government wants more where that came from. The new plan, then, is that a competition for British capital of culture is to be held every four years. As political...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
A debate on the effects Liverpool's year as Capital of Culture has had on the city is being held, led by Andy Burnham.
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Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
LIVERPOOL was today revealed as the blueprint for cultural development across Britain. The city's 08 triumph has prompted the government to devise a plan to introduce a British City of Culture award to be dished out every two years, the ECHO can reveal. Culture secretary Andy Burnham will make the announcement in a speech at Liverpool John Moores University this afternoon. Burnham has chosen Liverpool...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
LONDON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The British government agreed to double the possible stakes and prizes for slot machines, but religious leaders panned the concept. Culture Secretary Andy Burnham approved a plan that allows slot machine wagers to rise to about $1.50 with prize limits doubling from $50 to $100. Some have questioned the concept of raising the limits during a recession, The Times of London reported...
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Mr Eugenides (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Some straws in the wind from the last couple of weeks: The culture secretary, Andy Burnham, says in an interview today that the government is considering the need for "child safe" websites – registered with cinema-style age warnings – to curb access to offensive or damaging online material. He plans to approach US president-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration with proposals for tight international...
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Telco 2.0 (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
In Today’s Issue : Carter the unstoppable spec machine; UK rocked by spectrum row; double dongle density; no more BT USO, a quid pro quo for fibre? oh no; Andy Burnham is king of the world, it says here; Indian 3G licences, prices doubled; Nokia goes into crisis vulture mode; new PyS60 comes with music, without Symbian security certificate; CCC demonstrates killer SMS ; Android vs OpenMoko; changes...
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Letters From A Tory (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Dear Andy Burnham, After getting a good kicking in the media for your plans to censor the Internet just a couple of weeks back, now would normally be the time that ministers go away for a few weeks to lick their political wounds. You, however, are clearly intent on destroying your reputation as soon as possible with [...]
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Irons in the Fire (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
but I wonder how much attention this has gotten? In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Andy Burnham says he believes that new standards of decency need to be applied to the web. He is planning to negotiate with Barack Obama’s incoming American administration to draw up new international rules for English language websites . So has this nanny already talked to The One and his staff, or is this a...
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Anomaly UK (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Andy Burnham has been given such a bashing over his idiotic comments a week ago about how the internet should be censored that I felt no need to chime in with a "me too". Particular derision greeted his claim that he was not against free speech. But the misunderstanding about what the internet is worth elaborating. He said he wants internet-service providers (ISPs) to offer parents “child-safe” web...
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The Blog of Walker (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
By Angela Gunn, via BetaNews: Every so often, the Web provides a form of entertainment that almost everyone can enjoy -- a punching bag. Enter Andy Burnham, the UK Culture Minister, and his recent musings on a movie-style ratings system for the Internet. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph earlier this week, Burnham said that "new standards of decency" need to be applied to Web content, and that he means...
