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Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Commenting on today’s Governments announcement of a £36m investment to increase sporting opportunities for young people, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, Don Foster said: “Efforts to increase the range of sport available to children should be welcomed. However, we can’t ignore the fact that this Government has had more than a decade [...]
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Commenting on today’s Governments announcement of a £36m investment to increase sporting opportunities for young people, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, Don Foster said: "Efforts to increase the range of sport available to children should be welcomed. However, we can’t ignore the fact that this Government has had more than a decade to sort out school sport yet it’s not...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
Liberal Democrat culture spokesman Don Foster has failed in a bid to get a Foxy Bingo ad banned by the advertising watchdog. By Mark Sweney
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Commenting on the IOC’s warnings over potential ticketing problems during the London Olympics and Gerry Sutcliffe’s promise that London will get it right, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, Don Foster said: "It would be terrible if the London Games saw a repeat of the ticket problems witnessed in Beijing. "Stories of supporters unable to get tickets jeopardise the spirit of...
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Duncan Borrowman (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
I worked in broadcasting for 18 years. For 10 years of that I worked on a number of major sports Outside Broadcasts including: The Lillehammer Winter Olympics for CBS (Opening and closing ceremonies and ski jumping) Premiership football for Sky (for 4 seasons) Wimbledon for Ch 9 Australia World boxing title fights for Sky, Eurosport and Screensport Le Mans World Badminton Championships Ryder Cup
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Walcot Ward (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Bath and North East Somerset Council is being urged to take a lead on environmentally friendly commuting and set an example to businesses in the local area by cycle-keen Lib Dem Councillors and Don Foster MP. Historically Bath and North East Somerset Council has been slow to assume a leadership role in promoting green travel choices. Now Councillor Paul Crossley (Southdown) has asked the Council to...
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This is Bath (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Cycling politicians are urging council chiefs to do more to promote travel by bike for its thousands of staff. Bath and North East Somerset Council is being urged by MP Don Foster to take a lead on environmentally-friendly commuting. ...
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This is Bath (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
City MP Don Foster has published his first set of parliamentary expenses in a new website drive to rebuild trust in politicians. The Liberal Democrat has pledged to publish detailed figures for his claims every quarter. He ...
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Mia Culpa (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
BBC: An FBI forensic linguistics expert believes the US anthrax attacks were carried out by a senior scientist from within America's biological-defence community. Professor Don Foster - who helped convict Unabomber Ted Kaczynski and unveiled Joe Klein as the author of the novel Primary Colors - says the evidence points to someone with high-ranking military and intelligence
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
Commenting on reports that VisitBritain, the national tourism agency with responsibility for marketing the London Olympics to the world, has announced to staff that a further 136 jobs will be cut, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, Don Foster said: "The Government claimed that the main legacy benefits of the 2012 Olympics would come from tourism but today’s announcement further...
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This is Bath (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
Bath: City MP Don Foster has joined calls for energy companies to pay more tax to help protect some of the most vulnerable people in society from the effects of fuel poverty. Liberal Democrat Mr Foster said: "Making ends meet has become an ...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
Commenting on today’s [Thursday] CMS Select Committee report and the launch of the Government consultation on the video game age rating, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary , Don Foster said: "Everyone now accepts that we need a single classification system for video games that makes clear, especially to parents, the suitability of different games. "But the Government’s failure...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
Commenting on today’s announcement that Ofcom has fined the BBC £400,000 for the ‘faked’ phone-ins scandal, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary , Don Foster said: "The BBC’s behaviour was completely disgraceful. It is right that Ofcom has taken the action it has. "New measures have been put in place by the BBC to stop this happening in future. But the corporation must ensure...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
Commenting on the release of the McIntosh Review into arts funding, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary , Don Foster said: "This report makes pretty grim reading and will offer little comfort to the people who lost out from the Arts Council’s bungled spending review. "The experience of the last 12 months will have left no one in the arts world in any doubt of the need for radical...
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Liberal Democrats (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
Commenting on today’s deal between ISPs and the music industry on how to clamp down on illegal file downloading, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary , Don Foster said: "This is a welcome step forward in dealing with piracy, which is having a serious impact on the British music industry. But we have to accept that there is no single solution to solving this problem. "The reality...
