Political Agenda – John Nicolson MP
John Nicolson is the MP for Ochil & South Perthshire and the SNP’s shadow culture secretary. Nicolson is a former journalist, best known in politics for his role on the digital, culture, media and sport committee, often going viral on social media with his tough line of questioning and no-nonsense approach. In this week’s edition […]
Online Harms Bill fails to tackle harm and safeguard freedom of expression, MPs warn
A new Report warns that draft government legislation on online harms does not strike the correct balance between tackling harmful content and safeguarding freedom of expression. Scrutiny by the DCMS committee of the government’s Draft Online Safety Bill has found that in its current form, the legislation is neither clear nor robust enough to tackle […]
‘Christmas ends on February 2nd’ says Rees-Mogg
“What is time? What is soon? What is Christmas?”
Dorries warns social media platforms: ‘you will be accountable’
“You will be accountable”
Don’t let online harms bill impact democracy, warn experts
“Reinventing the wheel with freedom of expression is a very dangerous thing.”
Starmer strikes up conciliatory tone during sombre PMQs
“After the week we’ve just had, I really don’t want to resort to that kind of knock-about.”
Conspiracies: Has fiction replaced reality?
“One of the biggest societal threats of our time.”
The battle against bots
Can we win the fight against election bots?
‘We need mandatory ID on social media platforms’ – Amy Hart
The former Love Island contestant was giving evidence to the DCMS committee.
Former footballers discuss online abuse
Former professional footballers Anton Ferdinand and Marvin Sordell discussed racist abuse received online.
