Entries in 'tories' (12)

Tories launch video games tax breaks microsite

Tories launch video games tax breaks microsite

The Conservative Party has launched a microsite explaining the reasons why it believes the UK video games industry is worthy of a tax break.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 2nd 2013 at 1:06PM in News
ELSPA urges Tories to back tax breaks

ELSPA urges Tories to back tax breaks

The games industry is growing impatient with the Conservative party.

Michael French
by Michael French
on May 4th 2010 at 10:33AM in News
Tories 'have abandoned game tax breaks’

Tories 'have abandoned game tax breaks’

The Conservative Party has abandoned plans to introduce game development tax breaks, a Labour MP insists.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 26th 2010 at 3:29PM in News
Tories' game tax plan coming ‘next week’

Tories' game tax plan coming ‘next week’

The Conservatives will next week publish a ‘mini-manifesto’ for the game industry that will outline tax breaks and more, the party has told Develop.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 13th 2010 at 5:45PM in News

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Parties lock horns at ELSPA Question Time

Parties lock horns at ELSPA Question Time

The inaugural ELSPA Question Time event at BAFTA HQ last night saw the three key political parties debate some of the biggest issues surrounding the game industry.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2010 at 12:34PM in News
Tories: We’ll offer tax breaks in first term

Tories: We’ll offer tax breaks in first term

The Conservative Party says it will introduce game development tax breaks in its first budget if elected to form a Government, Develop can reveal.

The party’s spokesperson for the game ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2010 at 11:45AM in News
Tories make broadband pledge

Tories make broadband pledge

Ahead of May’s general election the Conservative Party has pledged to deliver super-fast 100Mbps broadband to “the majority” of UK homes by 2017 if it is elected to power.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 1st 2010 at 3:20PM in News
IDS blames games for ‘broken Britain’

IDS blames games for ‘broken Britain’

In a lengthy pre-election rant with the The Times Online, former Tory leader and current back-bencher Iain Duncan Smith has slammed video games as one of the seemingly many ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 25th 2010 at 10:51AM in News

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LGC 09: Gordon Brown is failing games industry, say Tories

LGC 09: Gordon Brown is failing games industry, say Tories

The Conservative Party this afternoon launched its biggest attack yet on the Government for its treatment of the UK games industry.

by Tim Ingham
on Oct 27th 2009 at 5:05PM in News
Tories call on MCV readers

Tories call on MCV readers

The Conservative Party’s Creative Industries Task Force, which examines ways in which the Government can ensure the UK remains a leader in video game development, has asked MCV’s readership to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 5th 2009 at 2:07PM in News
David Cameron launches attack on violent games

David Cameron launches attack on violent games

With a general election looming, David Cameron has found a new ‘enemy of society’ to rally against: violent video games.

by Tim Ingham
on Aug 28th 2007 at 11:05AM in News
FEATURE: Labour and Tories join the debate on games

FEATURE: Labour and Tories join the debate on games

Top Labour and Conservative Ministers answer MCV’s questions on the games industry this week – with state funding and IP protection high on the agenda.

Labour’s Minister for Culture, Creative ...

by Tim Ingham
on Aug 24th 2007 at 11:27AM in News