Time Out announce capital movers and shakers list
Time Out's Movers & Shakers 2005 list ranks Ken Livingstone top among the 100 most influential people in London, with several music figures included.…
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UK Chancellor commissions copyright review
Chancellor Gordon Brown has commissioned a twelve-month review of intellectual property, chaired by former Financial Times editor Andrew Gowers, including sound recording copyright terms.…
Bono big-ups Bob
Bono dedicated a song to Bob Geldof at U2's Twickenham show, praised Blair and Brown on debt cancellation, and sang Happy Birthday to Aung San Suu Kyi.…
Thom Yorke joins 25,000 at trade justice rally
Radiohead's Thom Yorke took part in a trade justice rally outside parliament with 25,000 others, including vigils, a painting performance and an acoustic show.…
British government to hand back Live Aid tax
The government will donate VAT raised on the Live Aid DVD and the new Band Aid single to the Band Aid charities, worth an estimated £4 million.…
Celebs pressure government on aid commitment
Bono and Bob Geldof have signed an open letter urging Tony Blair and Gordon Brown to increase aid to poor countries as the government's spending review sets budgets for the next three years.…