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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
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
Collective action must be a priority
Communities
By Athian Akec
Collective action must be a priority
For young Black people things are coming together, yet falling apart
Partner content
Culture
By Sally Munday, CEO
UK Sport signs UN Sports for Climate Action framework and makes net zero commitment
UK Sport becomes a signatory of the UN Sports for Climate Action, committing to halving our carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving net-zero by 2040.
Savage cuts to the BBC World Service make a mockery of Global Britain
Culture
By Lord Alton
Savage cuts to the BBC World Service make a mockery of Global Britain
Throughout the autumn of 2022 the BBC will be celebrating its 100 year anniversary.
Pastimes: Tracey Crouch's love of football
Culture
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: Tracey Crouch's love of football
In her occasional series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with parliamentarians to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. Here, Tracey Crouch explains her love of football.
Labour’s next manifesto must tackle the harm caused by gambling
Culture
By Carolyn Harris MP
Labour’s next manifesto must tackle the harm caused by gambling
It was a Labour government that introduced current gambling legislation in 2005, but few could have foreseen the damage that was to come.
Pastimes: Chi Onwurah extols the delights of wild swimming
Culture
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: Chi Onwurah extols the delights of wild swimming
In her occasional series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with parliamentarians to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. Here, Chi Onwurah extols the delights of wild swimming.
Grahame Morris MP: How the betting and gaming industry is closing the opportunity gap in the North East Partner content
Communities
By Betting and Gaming Council
Grahame Morris MP: How the betting and gaming industry is closing the opportunity gap in the North East
Britain is in the grip of dramatic change. A new Head of State, a new Prime Minister and new policy priorities. Amidst these seismic shifts, one priority endures, the need to level up the UK.
Liverpool guide: What to do outside Labour Conference
Culture
By Tali Fraser
Liverpool guide: What to do outside Labour Conference
Liverpudlians love their city – and it is easy to see why. Having been crowned City of Culture in 2008, Liverpool’s cultural heritage has gone from strength to strength, with even more restaurants, bars and activities adding to its city’s offering. Tali Fraser presents some of the highlights.
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
LEAD, UK ADVERTISING INDUSTRY’S SUMMIT, RETURNS FOR 2023
The Advertising Association, the IPA and ISBA to present joint event on January 25, 2023
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
LEAD, UK ADVERTISING INDUSTRY’S SUMMIT, RETURNS FOR 2023
Government Plans To 'Re-Examine' Case For Selling Off Channel 4
Culture
Government Plans To "Re-Examine" Case For Selling Off Channel 4
New Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has said ministers plan to “re-examine the business case” for selling Channel 4, a proposal that had caused severe backlash within industry when suggested by Nadine Dorries.
Why the UK is ready to build on a magnificent summer of sport Partner content
Health
Why the UK is ready to build on a magnificent summer of sport
Sport is a part of the national psyche. It provides those big moments where the nation comes together in an act of celebration. These are the moments that inspire the next generation and bring enormous social and economic benefits to the UK as a whole. The House Live sat down with Esther Britten, Head of Major Events at UK Sport, to hear about a memorable summer of sport and learn more about what the future holds.
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
Advertising Association statements on new Cabinet appointments
Following the recent UK Cabinet appointments, the Advertising Association has issued the below statements.
Partner content
Culture
By Betting and Gaming Council
BGC WELCOME MICHELLE DONELAN AS NEW SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DCMS
Standards body the Betting and Gaming Council has congratulated Michelle Donelan on becoming the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Nadine Dorries Resigns As Culture Secretary Despite Offer To Stay In Post
Culture
Nadine Dorries Resigns As Culture Secretary Despite Offer To Stay In Post
Culture secretary Nadine Dorries has resigned from her role in government following Boris Johnson's departure, despite an offer from new Prime Minister Liz Truss to keep stay in the post.

Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
On the appointment of Liz Truss MP as Leader of the Conservative Party, the Advertising Association has issued the following statement.
Government Accused Of 'Squandering' Money On 'Catastrophic' Project Dubbed 'Festival Of Brexit'
Culture
Government Accused Of "Squandering" Money On "Catastrophic" Project Dubbed "Festival Of Brexit"
Exclusive: The government has been accused of having “squandered” £120m on an arts project dubbed the “Festival of Brexit” and told to “learn lessons” from the widely criticised venture.
£120m government event born of 'Festival of Brexit' has seen just 238,000 visitors
Culture
By House Magazine
£120m government event born of 'Festival of Brexit' has seen just 238,000 visitors
Exclusive: Unboxed, the arts festival widely dubbed the "festival of Brexit", has seen just 238,000 visitors, against its organisers' initial "stretch target" of 66 million.
Ten years ago I was groomed online – the Online Safety Bill must not be delayed any longer
Culture
By Anonymous
Ten years ago I was groomed online – the Online Safety Bill must not be delayed any longer
Ten years ago, I was at the start of five years of being groomed and sexually exploited online by a man I met on Facebook.
Partner content
Communities
By Betting and Gaming Council
BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL JOINS CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION ON ENERGY CRISIS TO PROTECT HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE INDUSTRIES
Urgent action is needed by the next PM to protect the hospitality and leisure sector from “catastrophic” energy price hikes, say the standards body representing the UK’s regulated betting and gaming industry.
To keep the Elgin Marbles is to keep our British values
Culture
By Dr Mario Trabucco della Torretta
To keep the Elgin Marbles is to keep our British values
As with many cyclical events, the Elgin Marbles are again on the pages of newspapers and magazines. According to most of them, there is now a rising sentiment in favour of sending these astonishing sculptures back to Athens.
A delayed Online Safety Bill puts us all at risk Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
A delayed Online Safety Bill puts us all at risk
As new technologies such as the metaverse develop, a whole host of additional risks are emerging without proper safeguards to protect online Britons. Delays on the Online Safety Bill risk us falling behind on important advances, and MPs agree.
TikTok will not be safe until we can be sure our data is protected from China
Culture
By Nusrat Ghani MP
TikTok will not be safe until we can be sure our data is protected from China
Many of us parliamentarians have long worried about allegations that TikTok shares data with the Chinese Communist Party. I was therefore dismayed to discover that a parliamentary account had been created.
After 200 years, it’s time to seek a solution to the Elgin Marbles that works for all
Culture
By Professor John Louth
After 200 years, it’s time to seek a solution to the Elgin Marbles that works for all
It seems that Britain’s place in the world this century may well be derived from three, interlocking, factors: security and resilience to strategic challenges, risks and uncertainties; our collective prosperity and economic recovery, post-Covid and a looming recession; and national confidence and identity as we re-shape our sense of country and self in the world outside of the European Union.
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