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02/03/2010
2 March 2010Check against deliveryIf there’s one thing that pretty well everyone agrees upon, it is that the last decade has been a Golden Age.
03/02/2010
3 February 2010
Check against deliveryGood evening and thank you very much for inviting me to come here and give the keynote speech to open BDE2010. I’ll try and be brief, I’ve noticed that when the speakers start, the canapés stop!
08/10/2009
8 October 2009Check against deliveryGood morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to be here this morning, and very pleased indeed to be back as Minister for Culture and Tourism.
06/03/2008
Thursday 6 March 2008
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04/03/2008
Tuesday 4 March 2008
Margaret Hodge's speech on Britishness, Heritage and the Arts, IPPR event, National Portrait Gallery
Should cultural institutions promote shared values and a common national identity?
20/02/2008
20 February 2008
Thanks to the Corporation for addressing this hugely important issue.
Much of London’s greatness stems from its enormously rich cultural infrastructure. Those of us that our Londoners are both privileged and truly lucky to live in a place where there is such a range of truly excellent institutions offering such a wide variety of artistic and cultural experiences.
30/01/2008
30 January 2008 The Royal Festival Hall
Thank you Helena. I’m grateful to have the chance to say something today about an area of my brief that means a lot to me.
17/01/2008
Check against delivery 17 January 2008
Thank you very much Timothy for that warm welcome.
I’m not James Purnell standing before you now - or even a Photo-shop cut out but genuinely his loss is my gain and let me say that, from a personal point of view, it is a real pleasure to be here.
11/12/2007
11 December 2007
Thank you, Anthea. From what you say it sounds like we are very much in the same place on many things- it is good that we are going in the same direction of travel.
13/11/2007
13 November 2007
Thank you for inviting me to speak here today. It’s wonderful to see so many of you from around the world come together to deal with the impact of climate change. The UNWTO is, rightly so, taking a strong lead and for that I must congratulate you.
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