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Government Failed To Achieve Legacy Aims For 2012 London Olympics
Government Failed To Achieve Legacy Aims For 2012 London Olympics
Culture
The government has failed to meet its legacy aims on sports participation after the 2012 London Olympic Games, according to a report by an influential select committee.
Government Is Backing Down On Channel 4 Privatisation
Culture
Government Is Backing Down On Channel 4 Privatisation
National Audit Office Probe Finds Unboxed Festival Failed To Hit Audience Engagement Targets
Culture
National Audit Office Probe Finds Unboxed Festival Failed To Hit Audience Engagement Targets
Police Watchdog Warns Misogyny, Sexism And Predatory Behaviour Still Prevalent In Many Forces
Communities
Police Watchdog Warns Misogyny, Sexism And Predatory Behaviour Still Prevalent In Many Forces
Flagship Online Safety Bill Delayed For Second Time In Four Months
Culture
Flagship Online Safety Bill Delayed For Second Time In Four Months
Government Plans To 'Re-Examine' Case For Selling Off Channel 4
Culture
Government Plans To "Re-Examine" Case For Selling Off Channel 4
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
The House Live
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
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
Broken Britain: why Liverpool Walton is the Levelling Up frontline
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Broken Britain: why Liverpool Walton is the Levelling Up frontline
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Top Stories: Dominic Raab Row Deepens, Liz Truss Plots Comeback, Childcare Pressure For PM
Top Stories: Dominic Raab Row Deepens, Liz Truss Plots Comeback, Childcare Pressure For PM
Education
Frontline Worker Pay Is Struggling To Keep Up With Rising Rental Prices
Frontline Worker Pay Is Struggling To Keep Up With Rising Rental Prices
Home affairs
Retained EU Law entering last chance saloon in House of Lords – now is the time to listen Partner content
Retained EU Law entering last chance saloon in House of Lords – now is the time to listen
By British Safety Council
Home affairs
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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
What the viral 'Jerry from Lowestoft' LBC clip says about race in Britain today
Communities
By Sangita Myska
What the viral "Jerry from Lowestoft" LBC clip says about race in Britain today
It’s the moment a video clip from my LBC radio programme was used by TV host Trevor Noah to open The Daily Show, thereby beaming it into the homes of millions of Americans, that I realised my conversation with the now infamous “Jerry from Lowestoft” had morphed into a socio-political phenomenon.
Stormzy’s ‘Mel Made Me Do It’ and the Nuances of Representing Black British Communities
Culture
By Nicolas Tyrell-Scott
Stormzy’s ‘Mel Made Me Do It’ and the Nuances of Representing Black British Communities
Galvanising an instantly primed audience — both domestically and beyond borders — the music video for the rapper Stormzy’s Mel Made Me Do It, was an instant draw upon its release released on 23 September, sitting atop Twitter’s trending topics within moments of its premiere.
Culture news
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
FIRST WAVE OF ALL IN CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED
Qualifying companies have provided evidence that they are championing All In’s work and have adopted the first six actions from its Action Plan
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
New DIT Great Global Trade Campaign Ad Kicks Off UK’s Cannes Lions 2022
40 UK advertising companies on Cannes Lions trade mission
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
ALL IN REVEALS NEXT THREE ACTIONS FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH, LGBTQ+ AND PHYSICAL DISABILITY
New actions will be added to advertising’s Inclusion Action Plan ahead of the announcement of companies qualifying as All In Champions
Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
Annette King, CEO of Publicis Groupe UK, appointed new Chair of the Advertising Association
King to support work on trust, inclusion, climate action & talent as outgoing chair Philippa Brown completes three-year term
Lord Howard: My Champions League ordeal
Culture
By Lord Howard
Lord Howard: My Champions League ordeal
The Champions League Final is the summit of European club football. It should be a splendid joyous occasion – and, in the past, that is usually, if not always what it has been.
Production skill shortage is threatening the British film and TV industries boom
Culture
By David Puttnam
Production skill shortage is threatening the British film and TV industries boom
Twenty-five years ago, I wrote a book on the film industry. What nobody – including myself – foresaw then was that the internet would create many immense, hugely lucrative opportunities.
Right now, the Online Safety Bill doesn’t go far enough to tackle harmful misinformation
Culture
By Will Moy
Right now, the Online Safety Bill doesn’t go far enough to tackle harmful misinformation
This landmark legislation should fight for freedom of expression and battle threats posed by bad information — at present, it falls short on both counts.
Extra Time: Paying women rugby professionals is long overdue
Culture
By Lord Triesman
Extra Time: Paying women rugby professionals is long overdue
Many sports federations do painfully little to advance to protect women's sport.
AA Launches UK Trade Mission to Cannes Lions in Partnership with DIT Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
AA Launches UK Trade Mission to Cannes Lions in Partnership with DIT
Special campaign and programme of events to be supported by the APA, Clear Channel, Channel 4, Framestore, M&C Saatchi, Pinterest, and PwC
Introducing an independent football regulator risks doing more harm than good
Culture
By Professor Len Shackleton
Introducing an independent football regulator risks doing more harm than good
Lord Triesman’s time at the Football Association was an unhappy one, and his frustrations with the existing system of governance are understandable.
Extra Time: How Tracey Crouch can save football
Culture
By Lord Triesman
Extra Time: How Tracey Crouch can save football
The tripwires for Tracey Crouch’s excellent Fan-Led Review of Football Governance were the vain-glorious announcement of the “European Super League”, the collapse of Bury FC and near-insolvency of 45 other clubs, the pandemic and, of course, a Conservative manifesto commitment likely to figure in the Queen’s Speech.
Minister Says Westminster Has A 'Fundamental Problem' With Work Culture As MPs Reckon With Sexism Scandal
Culture
Minister Says Westminster Has A "Fundamental Problem" With Work Culture As MPs Reckon With Sexism Scandal
There is a “fundamental problem” with Westminster work culture, which has been created by a “poisonous” mix of drinking and long hours, the defence secretary Ben Wallace has said.
Pandemic recovery boosts UK AdSpend to record level of £32BN in 2021 Partner content
Culture
By Advertising Association
Pandemic recovery boosts UK AdSpend to record level of £32BN in 2021
Growth of £8bn above original forecasts powered by boom in online sector but also increasing cost of advertising.
Ofcom Should Have Powers To Regulate Consent In Porn, Home Affairs Committee Chair Says
Culture
Ofcom Should Have Powers To Regulate Consent In Porn, Home Affairs Committee Chair Says
The chair of the home affairs committee has called for the Online Safety Bill to include new powers for media regulator Ofcom to investigate whether adult entertainers have properly consented to appear in pornographic films.
Minister Describes Sexist Briefings By Tory MPs As “Misogynistic Abuse”
Culture
Minister Describes Sexist Briefings By Tory MPs As “Misogynistic Abuse”
Tech and Digital Economy Minister Chris Philp has said he felt “appalled” by unfounded sexist accusations from MPs in his party that Angela Rayner crosses and uncrosses her legs in front of Boris Johnson to distract him in the Commons.
Veteran Tory Gives YouTube An Ultimatum After He Was 'Cancelled' Over Covid Misinformation
Culture
Veteran Tory Gives YouTube An Ultimatum After He Was "Cancelled" Over Covid Misinformation
Tory grandee Sir Christopher Chope has written to YouTube warning the streaming platform that if it does not reverse its decision to block a video of the MP delivering a speech in the Commons that criticises Covid vaccination, he will proceed with a formal complaint.
Working together to tackle the causes, not just the consequences, of fraud Partner content
Education
By TSB
Working together to tackle the causes, not just the consequences, of fraud
In the three minutes it will take you to read this article, another £1,500 will have been stolen by fraudsters.
Safeguarding the Metaverse: Why regulation must not lose pace with emerging technologies Partner content
Education
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
Safeguarding the Metaverse: Why regulation must not lose pace with emerging technologies
Technological change can be rapid and bewildering. Aspects of technology that are now commonplace would have been simply unimaginable just a few years ago.
The Online Safety Bill must be strengthened to end years of industry inaction on child safety
Culture
By Sir Peter Wanless
The Online Safety Bill must be strengthened to end years of industry inaction on child safety
Olivia (pseudonym) was 15 when she called Childline in despair.
Privatising Channel 4 would be a loss for democracy
Culture
By Tobias Ellwood MP
Privatising Channel 4 would be a loss for democracy
In August 2009, I was visiting Washington DC when TV channels interrupted their broadcasts with breaking news. Senator Ted Kennedy was dead.
MPs are champing at the bit for this year’s Grand National Partner content
Communities
By Betting And Gaming Council
MPs are champing at the bit for this year’s Grand National
Over 40 MPs from both sides of the House have backed a BGC initiative by placing bets on the world’s greatest steeplechase, The Grand National, which runs on Saturday, to raise money for charity.
Government Says Netflix And Amazon Are “Eating Channel 4’s Lunch” After Privatisation Backlash
Culture
Government Says Netflix And Amazon Are “Eating Channel 4’s Lunch” After Privatisation Backlash
A senior government source has claimed global streaming giants including Netflix and Amazon are “eating Channel 4’s lunch” after a number of Tory MPs criticised plans to sell the publicly-owned broadcaster.
Spring 2022 edition of Order! Order! magazine published Partner content
Culture
By Association of Former Members of Parliament
Spring 2022 edition of Order! Order! magazine published
The Association of Former Members of Parliament has published the latest edition of its official journal Order! Order!
Senior Tories Rebuke 'Very Unconservative' Government Plan To Sell Off Channel 4
Culture
Senior Tories Rebuke 'Very Unconservative' Government Plan To Sell Off Channel 4
Several senior Conservatives have strongly criticised the government decision to privatise Channel 4 after the publicly-run television network expressed dismay with the plan.
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