Entries in 'tory' (8)

Vaizey becomes culture minister

Vaizey becomes culture minister

Ed Vaizey, the Conservative MP who has in recent months pledged to support the game industry, has been appointed as Culture Minister.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 18th 2010 at 11:00AM in News
Tories: Trust us on game tax breaks

Tories: Trust us on game tax breaks

First he was positive that the Conservatives would introduce game tax breaks, now Ed Vaizey – shadow spokesperson for the game industry – is vehement.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 26th 2010 at 7:56PM 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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No game tax breaks in Tory manifesto

No game tax breaks in Tory manifesto

The Conservative Party has failed to cite game development tax breaks in its 131-page policy manifesto, raising suspicion that the party is no longer backing a tax-specific state support package ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 13th 2010 at 2:40PM 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
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
ELSPA backs Tory childhood report

ELSPA backs Tory childhood report

The Conservative party has launched its childhood report, More Ball Games.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 6th 2008 at 2:20PM in News