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edvaizey

  1. Was at Stockholm. Gutted not to be in Munich. Amazing night
  2. This is poetic
  3. Well done to British Library for buying Europe's oldest book tinyurl.com/c8o4nsn
  4. @tnewtondunn no, I was slipped. Husting for Boris. Paired
  5. Congratulations to Burberry on £1bn sales. British fashion industry is world-beating
  6. London is making final switch to digital television today. Digital UK has done a brilliant job on switchover all over UK
  7. No 11 celebrated work of national and regional uk museums last night, curtain raiser for museums at night w/e May 18
  8. Went with Chinese minister Li Changchun to visit Pinewood; promoting British film industry to a country opening 8 new screens every day
  9. Fantastic Olivier awards last night celebrating London theatre success; probably the best theatre in the world
  10. At the opening of the London Book Fair. Publishing a uk success story. We're one of only 4 countries that publish 100k+ titles every year
  11. @mattzarb actually the Tories founded the Brit school!
  12. @FXN09 would be eligible
  13. @HazeW cost threshold
  14. @hugorifkind tv, video games and animation
  15. Good news on broadband from Chancellor. An extra £50m for smaller cities
  16. Delighted that George Osborne is consulting on tax credit for video games, animation and high end TV drama
  17. Also exhibition on Wallingford's royal connections from King Alfred to Elizabeth II
  18. Visited Wallingford Museum to see Olympic exhibition: youngest UK Olympian ever Ken Lester and gold medallist Ann Parr both from here