A Conservative party at war with itself? It’s not a winning formula
Ed Vaizey
Tory pressure groups are peddling the politics of grievance – and inviting electoral failure, says David Cameron’s culture secretary
October 2021
Paul Dacre will get second chance to apply for Ofcom chair, ministers confirm
Interviews for TV regulator to be rerun despite panel saying former Daily Mail editor was ‘not appointable’
May 2021
Bid to stop Paul Dacre taking over at TV regulator
Industry and government figures stage 11th-hour effort to prevent former Mail editor being appointed chair of Ofcom
July 2020
'Not in a position to say': Ian Botham refuses to comment on peerage claims
Exclusive: Former cricketer says he must respect protocol, following reports he will enter House of Lords
October 2019
Tories restore party whip to 10 MPs who sought to block no-deal Brexit
Rebels now free to seek re-election as Conservatives – but four of those reinstated set to stand down
January 2019
The vandals destroying libraries should have the book thrown at them
Catherine Bennett
A great public service is being run down by a state that prefers cost-cutting to culture
June 2018
Liz Truss lambasts colleagues as cabinet divisions grow
Treasury secretary takes aim at Michael Gove and Gavin Williamson as ministers trade barbs over Brexit
October 2017
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Former minister says 'quite a few' Tory MPs will now want Theresa May to resign – as it happened
MPs will want Theresa May to quit, says former minister Ed Vaizey
July 2017
Arts can help recovery from illness and keep people well, report says
All-party inquiry demonstrates benefits to health and wellbeing of the arts, leading to fall in hospital admissions
November 2016
Ed Vaizey calls for minimum wage for 'gig economy' self-employed
Senior Tory urges ministers to define new status for ‘on demand’ workers, halfway between employed and self-employed
July 2016
Channel 4 privatisation review was Whittingdale’s agenda, says Ed Vaizey
Ex culture minister casts doubt on change of broadcaster’s ownership structure under new culture minister Karen Bradley
Media Monkey
Media Monkey: Karen Bradley, the Great British Bake Off, and Ed Vaizey
Top creative figures pay tribute to the outgoing culture minister, a possible return for a BBC heavyweight, and TV honours get a confusing revamp
More heads roll in next round of Theresa May's 'ruthless' reshuffle
Business minister Anna Soubry, pensions expert Ros Altmann and culture minister Ed Vaizey return to backbenches, but two Osborne allies are spared
June 2016
Export ban placed on £225,000 Burges vase to stop it leaving the UK
Culture minister slaps temporary export bar on 19th-century William Burges vase during search for a buyer
Topman Design reinvents Britishness to launch London Collections: Men
London’s ninth annual men’s fashion week opens in a mood of uncertainty – but the first show was full of seaside postcard naughtiness
Which? calls for curbs on super-fast broadband ads as 15m homes miss out
Sky, BT and other companies can advertise super-fast broadband claims even if they are only available to 10% of their customers
April 2016
White paper on future of BBC to be published in May, minister says
Media Monkey
Media Monkey: John Whittingdale pogos, Poldark and Snapchat
March 2016
The Guardian view on the arts white paper: no direction home
Editorial: There is too much gobbledegook and bland generality in Ed Vaizey’s new statement of government policy for arts and culture. It lacks the focus of Jennie Lee’s white paper of 1965
