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'Platforms Will Push Back': Forcing Public Service Media Onto The Online World
"Platforms Will Push Back": Forcing Public Service Media Onto The Online World
Culture
In making the case for trustworthy news in the digital age, the government may force online platforms to carry public service media. Ros Taylor explores whether the proposal is workable
Chef Tom Kerridge Says Burnham Should Create Department For Hospitality
Culture
Chef Tom Kerridge Says Burnham Should Create Department For Hospitality
Media Coverage Of Jason Arday Was Nasty And Disproportionate, Says Ed Davey
Culture
Media Coverage Of Jason Arday Was Nasty And Disproportionate, Says Ed Davey
Cross-Party Group Of MPs Write To Press Regulator Over Jason Arday Coverage
Culture
Cross-Party Group Of MPs Write To Press Regulator Over Jason Arday Coverage
Government 'Strongly Supports' UEFA Threat To Boycott World Cup Over FIFA Sell Off Plan
Culture
Government "Strongly Supports" UEFA Threat To Boycott World Cup Over FIFA Sell Off Plan
'The World Cup Should Not Be For Sale': Growing Political Anger Over FIFA Sell Off Plan
Culture
"The World Cup Should Not Be For Sale": Growing Political Anger Over FIFA Sell Off Plan
Documentary Filmmaker Norma Percy On Boris Johnson, Mikhail Gorbachev And Slobodan Milosevic
Culture
Documentary Filmmaker Norma Percy On Boris Johnson, Mikhail Gorbachev And Slobodan Milosevic
Opinion
Why the public is calling time on Britain’s permissive approach to gambling Partner content
Culture
By Coalition to End Gambling Ads
Why the public is calling time on Britain’s permissive approach to gambling
Let’s be proud and unapologetic in celebrating British culture
Culture
By Rebecca Paul MP
Let’s be proud and unapologetic in celebrating British culture
Wakefield's remarkable success isn't just on the rugby pitch – it's in the community
Communities
By Jade Botterill MP
Wakefield's remarkable success isn't just on the rugby pitch – it's in the community
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Back Nuclear Energy 2026 ##sash##
Back Nuclear Energy 2026
Environment
Former Green Co-Leader Says Party Brand Suffering From 'Toxicity'
Former Green Co-Leader Says Party Brand Suffering From "Toxicity"
Political parties
Beyond regulation: a new culture for a new nuclear age Partner content
Beyond regulation: a new culture for a new nuclear age
By Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Energy
Tories Risk Falling Into Burnham's Brexit 'Trap', Warns Andy Street
Tories Risk Falling Into Burnham's Brexit "Trap", Warns Andy Street
Brexit
How Farage went from the Mr Marmite of politics to the Mr Millwall
How Farage went from the Mr Marmite of politics to the Mr Millwall
By Jules Walkden
Political parties
Labour Believe They Can Win Back Green Voters After Holborn And St Pancras By-Election
Labour Believe They Can Win Back Green Voters After Holborn And St Pancras By-Election
Political parties
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Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Culture
Stephanie Peacock: “I've Got No Time For Conversations About Rejoining The EU”
Tourism minister Stephanie Peacock talks to Sienna Rodgers about introducing a controversial tourist tax and tackling short-term holiday lets – plus why Labour finds itself in a mess, but relitigating Brexit would be wrong
Michael Grade: I Am Very, Very Worried About The Future Of British TV
Culture
Michael Grade: I Am Very, Very Worried About The Future Of British TV
Former TV executive Lord Grade has just stepped down as chair of Ofcom. He tells Noah Vickers about his eventful career, enforcing the Online Safety Act and why critics of GB News are secretly ‘embarrassed’
Olympic Medallist Baroness Davies: “I’m Not Going To Lie. Is That A Problem?”
Culture
Olympic Medallist Baroness Davies: “I’m Not Going To Lie. Is That A Problem?”
From racing doped East German swimmers to campaigning on women’s sport, Olympic medallist turned Conservative life peer Baroness Davies tells Sienna Rodgers that fairness will drive her work in the Lords
Culture news
History has taught us that our hard-won rights can be easily eroded – an attack on one is an attack on all
Culture
By Lord Cashman
History has taught us that our hard-won rights can be easily eroded – an attack on one is an attack on all
History is a powerful teacher that returns again and again until we learn the lessons.
UK Advertising Industry Releases New Campaign for SXSW Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
UK Advertising Industry Releases New Campaign for SXSW
UKAEG and DBT collaborate for UK's largest international showcase of innovation and creativity
The Bermondsey by-election was my baptism of fire
Culture
By Peter Tatchell
The Bermondsey by-election was my baptism of fire
This is LGBT+ History Month and the Bermondsey by-election on 24 February 1983 – 40 years ago – made history, mostly for the wrong reasons.
Partner content
Education
By Advertising Association
Boots' CMO, Pete Markey, appointed Advertising Association's Front Foot Network Chair
London, 21 February 2023: The Advertising Association has announced the appointment of Pete Markey (Chief Marketing Officer, Boots UK) as the new Chair of Front Foot, the Advertising Association’s unique network of advertisers, media owners, agencies and tech companies. Together, they provide the resource and leadership to advance the voice of the UK advertising industry, leading on the delivery of key workstreams including Public Trust, All In and Ad Net Zero, while also funding Credos, UK advertising’s thinktank.
Lords Diary: Baroness Bull
Culture
By Baroness Bull
Lords Diary: Baroness Bull
Every year, regular as clockwork, February sees me back in Switzerland, at the Prix de Lausanne
We must fight to save Oldham Coliseum from shutting its doors for good
Culture
By Maxine Peake
We must fight to save Oldham Coliseum from shutting its doors for good
In 1885, Oldham Coliseum began its life as the Grand America Circus and Hippodrome. The theatre is situated right in the centre of Oldham and back then, like Bolton and other larger northern mill towns, it was surrounded by a dozen theatres and music halls.
We need better disability representation within the UK television supply chain Partner content
Culture
By Creative Diversity Network
We need better disability representation within the UK television supply chain
The effects of the pandemic have set the industry back, but the Creative Diversity Network believes that greater collaboration between industry and government can change that.
We are breathing new life into communities by funding arts around the country
Culture
By Lord Parkinson
We are breathing new life into communities by funding arts around the country
It is an enormous privilege to be the minister responsible for championing our world-class arts and cultural sector – and a great responsibility to do so in what continues to be a turbulent time for it and the brilliant people who sustain it.
Common People? When Britpop and politics met
Culture
By Rob Merrick
Common People? When Britpop and politics met
Thirty years ago, in 1993, a new musical movement emerged that led to a flirtation between New Labour and Britpop. Rob Merrick takes a look at what this unlikely interaction between politics and popular music tell us about their relationship
The Tristram Hunt interview: 'If people want to rewrite a museum label, great!'
Culture
By Tali Fraser
The Tristram Hunt interview: "If people want to rewrite a museum label, great!"
Director of the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum and former Labour MP Tristram Hunt talks to Tali Fraser about rewriting gallery labels, turning off Netflix and the lack of tech billionaire donors.
Photography by Louise Haywood Schiefer
Partner content
Culture
By Betting and Gaming Council
BGC BACK RACING TV’S 'WRITE TO YOUR MP' CAMPAIGN
Betting and Gaming Council Chairman Brigid Simmonds OBE has today endorsed a new campaign from Racing TV enabling concerned horseracing fans to seek assurances from their MPs and DCMS Ministers.
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Culture
UK Sport announces extra investment to support Paris Olympic and Paralympic preparations 
UK Sport has today confirmed an additional £4m of funding into summer Olympic and Paralympic sport as preparations gear up for the Paris 2024 Games.
BBC Chair Made 'Significant Errors Of Judgement' Over Boris Johnson Loan, MPs Say
Culture
BBC Chair Made "Significant Errors Of Judgement" Over Boris Johnson Loan, MPs Say
BBC Chair Richard Sharp made "significant errors of judgement" over his role in the facilitation of a loan to former prime minister Boris Johnson, MPs on the DCMS committee have concluded, in a report which calls on him to "consider the potential damage to trust" in the corporation caused by the affair.
Powered by Purpose: How the next generation of UK athletes are powering positive change Partner content
Health
Powered by Purpose: How the next generation of UK athletes are powering positive change
Being a top-class athlete is about achieving dreams and ambitions in the sporting arena. But for many of the UK’s top athletes in 2023 it is also about driving and effecting lasting positive change in society.

Both athletes and MPs know that elite athletes are vital role models for our communities. And on issues such as period poverty, water quality, disability inclusion, and mental wellbeing, UK Sport’s Powered by Purpose programme provides British athletes with the opportunities and skills they need to power positive change in our communities.
BBC Chairman Denies Ever Giving Boris Johnson Financial Advice
Culture
BBC Chairman Denies Ever Giving Boris Johnson Financial Advice
Richard Sharp has admitted he met with then-prime minister Boris Johnson to discuss his intention to apply for the role of BBC chairman, but insisted he did not directly give Johnson financial advice.
The Online Safety Bill needs more robust protections for children – we cannot afford further delay
Culture
By Lord Curry
The Online Safety Bill needs more robust protections for children – we cannot afford further delay
Like many Members of the House of Lords, I am a grandparent. As with most grandfathers, when I see stories on the news of children harmed by social media, I am troubled.
We can no longer support the Online Safety Bill
Culture
By Ellen Judson and Kyle Taylor
We can no longer support the Online Safety Bill
Around the world, children are being exposed to violent and inappropriate content online with sometimes devastating results.
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Culture
Tackling Racism & Racial Inequality in Sport Update
In the six months since the last update on progress and actions in response to the Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality in Sport (TRARIIS) review, extreme incidents of racism in sport have continued to remind us of the importance of the work we are doing to tackle racism and eradicate racial discrimination from the sporting system.
Broken Britain: why Liverpool Walton is the Levelling Up frontline
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Broken Britain: why Liverpool Walton is the Levelling Up frontline
Liverpool Walton spans the city’s two football clubs and is home to a myriad of problems which makes the constituency the most deprived in the country. Tali Fraser reports
Pastimes: Ros Urwin gets into jazz with Lord Kerslake
Culture
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: Ros Urwin gets into jazz with Lord Kerslake
In her occasional series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with parliamentarians to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. Here, Lord Kerslake shares his love of jazz
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
UK Ad Market's Covid Recovery Continues but Forecast Growth Slows
London, January 26, 2023: The latest quarterly data from the Advertising Association / WARC Expenditure Report show UK advertising spend rose by 4.3% to a total of £8.5bn between July and September 2022, the ninth consecutive quarter of growth and demonstrative of an ongoing, resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Investment in Talent at Heart of New 3-Year Strategy Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
Investment in Talent at Heart of New 3-Year Strategy
LONDON, January 25, 2023: A new Talent Report – Investing In Our Talent’s Future –released with the Advertising Association’s 3-year strategy through to 2025 has highlighted the industry’s need to address its talent shortages through two key areas – better attraction and recruitment of new talent, and increased development and retention of existing talent.
The Online Safety Bill must be strengthened to protect women and girls from online Wild West
Culture
By Alex Davies-Jones MP
The Online Safety Bill must be strengthened to protect women and girls from online Wild West
Almost every woman I know has experienced some form of harassment online.
Partner content
Culture
UK Sport and Sport England move to strengthen safeguarding
UK Sport and Sport England have today committed to action across five areas which are designed to support improved safeguarding and wellbeing for everyone involved in sport.

Nineteen commitments span the areas of coaching and workforce support, performance athlete support, good governance, dispute resolution and creating safer environments for participants.
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