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A very interesting comments about BBC World Service


On Wednesday in the House of Lords, Roger Liddle, a Labour member created a session entitled BBC World Service: Finances which he opened up with the comment “To ask His Majesty’s Government, following the announcement of the resignation of the Director … Continue reading

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A contribution on BBC Funding from Steve Bassam


On Wednesday 17th January there was a discussion in the House of Lords which was described as BBC: Funding – Question by Amyas Morse, a Crossbench member. Several people took part including Steve Bassam a former labour councillor in Brighton … Continue reading

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Armistice Day: UK holds two-minute silence at 11am


Today which is Sunday 12th November is the time when many of us focused on Armistice at 11am for at least 2 minutes because we often do so on a Sunday. However yesterday I was in the Waitrose shop in … Continue reading

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“Local Radio: BBC Proposals” discussion in Parliament


Last Thursday the Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead, Mike Penning opened a discussion about the BBC and his opening comment is below. There were a significant number of MPs who took part but sadly none from Sussex. However one of … Continue reading

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Schools need assistance to bring ChatGPT into education


At the end of last week a document arose in the website of Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) that was headlined Schools found to be unprepared for impact of ChatGPT on education which can be found here and they … Continue reading

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What will happen today in Parliament?


According to the BBC “Boris Johnson is to make his first statement to Parliament since being fined by police for breaking lockdown rules. The prime minister is expected to apologise to MPs after being fined over a birthday gathering at … Continue reading

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The threat against BBC and our credible media is much wider


Yesterday Iain Duncan-Smith put out his tweet and it was retweeted by one of our Sussex MPs Nusrat Ghani, referring to some evidence identified by an Australian thinktank called the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. According to this Guardian article which … Continue reading

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Do Sussex MPs and Ministers accept Neil Parish’s media calls?


Neil Parish is the Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton and last Monday he organised a debate under the heading of BBC Regional Politics Coverage. It was very clear from his comments and those of a number of other MPs … Continue reading

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It is vital to address Political extremism


After weeks of hearing and reading about the internal problems within the Labour Party of Anti-Semitism it seems vital that the failings of the other Political Parties on our national stage are also made clear and that they are held … Continue reading

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The need for openness amongst church leaders


With all of the excitement from Russia and Wimbledon and questions about how the Government is dealing with Brexit, it is not difficult to miss the fact that the Church of England’s ultimate Governance committee is meeting in York this … Continue reading

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