My article👇in this week’s The House magazine about importance of local news, including why I’m disappointed at BBC’s plans to cut funding for local radio whilst investing more in online news.
Lords Communications and Digital Committee current inquiry is Future of News. For more info: committees.parliament.uk/work/8163/the-…

❓ How has the discourse about disinformation evolved over the past decade?

➡️ At 2.30, we're hearing from Ciaran Martin.

➡️ At 3.30, we're hearing from Bill Dutton, Freddie Sayers and Katie Harbath.

⬇️ Watch both sessions here:
committees.parliament.uk/event/21103/fo…

This👇, is very good.

I am definitely with Kate Ferguson on this. Suits and shoes in Parliament for everyone - women and men.

How NPR Failed America

In an exclusive interview, senior business editor at NPR @UBerliner discusses with Bari Weiss how the news organization’s liberal staff only covered stories in a way that “fit the narrative.”

“We have a particular obligation to reflect America, to…

This podcast episode from Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 & benahorowitz.eth is interesting for legislators & policy-makers involved in tech regulation.👇 Helpful insights for understanding how and why interests of big tech and startups diverge, especially in AI.

This is a great episode of Honestly with Bari Weiss for anyone who wants to understand why working-class American voters - white, and people of colour - support Donald Trump. There are many lessons here for UK politicians too.
(@bariweiss speaking to Batya Ungar-Sargon)

Interesting history to anti-trust👇. DMCC Bill, which House of Lords has just sent back to UK House of Commons, is important for UK’s pioneering spirit. Hope Govt accepts Lords amendments that restore Bill to original version, before Govt 2nd-guessed itself and diluted parts of it.

Good 3-part Channel 4 doc about #MinersStrike1984 . Informative and moving. Every participant in the programme is taken seriously.

channel4.com/programmes/min…

Maybe men’s ties are on the way out, but they’re not the same as tails or fedoras. Before the power-class dispenses with them forever, they ought to understand who else is affected by throwing them out. Re-upping my blogpost from 2017… 👇
tinastowell.co.uk/2017/07/10/tie…

Coming up on Iain Dale in the Evening from 7pm on LBC...

Welcome to my 2 new producers tonight Araminta Parker and @Sukhmamisethi

7pm How satisfied are you with the NHS?

8pm Cross Question with
Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu
Tina Stowell
Charlotte Pickles
Sarah Olney

9pm Bullying at school.

Parliament has today protected press freedom - the UAE bid for the Spectator and Telegraph is over.

My blog:-

spectator.co.uk/article/uae-bi…