The Tory manifesto – an Executive ‘power grab’ – we have been warned
If elected on 12 December, will a new Tory government unleash an attack on some of the democratic traditions we have taken for granted for many years? After all, during the last parliament there were frequent attacks on MPs’ attempts to hold the government to...
Election 2019 – Future of the Media – what the parties say
With less than three weeks to go before the general election on 12 December all the main parties, have published their election manifestos. Below are their proposals on the future of the media which I have taken from their manifestos (or ‘Contract with the People’ in...
Urgent action needed to support public service broadcasting says Lords Committee
Just hours before Parliament was dissolved at one minute past midnight on 6 November, the House of Lords' Communications and Digital Committee published a report calling for urgent action to safeguard the future of public service broadcasting. The report – 'Public...