Immediate and tough sanctions – including one- and two-year bans – should be imposed on football supporters who engage in homophobic abuse, a report by the parliamentary select committee for culture, media and sport has recommended. Following a short inquiry held last year, the report cites a range of surveys and research demonstrating homophobia is […]
Fake news is “killing people’s minds” according to Apple boss Tim Cook, who is urging the Government to launch a public information campaign to counteract the problem. Mr Cook called for a an awareness campaign similar to those which alerted people to health epidemics such as AIDS in the 1980s and environmental issues including the ozone layer […]
Fifty years after he designed the sleeve for Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sir Peter Blake is working on a new composite artwork made up of the faces of some of the biggest names in music. Michael Eavis, founder of the Glastonbury festival, asked Blake to create something featuring previous festival acts when he […]
I beg to move, That this House has no confidence in the ability of the Football Association (FA) to comply fully with its duties as a governing body, as the current governance structures of the FA make it impossible for the organisation to reform itself; and calls on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals […]
The "growing phenomenon of fake news" is to be the subject of a parliamentary inquiry. Earlier this month, the Telegraph revealed that an influential cross-party group of MPs were planning to grill executives at Facebook, Google and Twitter about the issue. Now, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee is officially launching the probe into the "widespread […]
There is no doubt that fake news has become a major problem that can no longer be ignored. ohn Adams, the first American president to live in the White House, famously remarked: “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state […]
MPs will launch an inquiry into fake news after concern that inaccurate information is being spread on social media. The Commons culture, media and sport committee will start taking evidence next month on new ways of responding to misinformation online. Fears that the public are being fed propaganda have increased after suggestions that voters in […]
The "growing phenomenon of fake news" is to be the subject of a parliamentary inquiry. Earlier this month, the Telegraph revealed that an influential cross-party group of MPs were planning to grill executives at Facebook, Google and Twitter about the issue. Now, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee is officially launching the probe into the "widespread […]
Damian Collins MP has clashed with the men running football, athleticsand cycling; yet his dealings with the media industry have been unusually civil since becoming chair of the influential parliamentary committee tasked with scrutinising the field. The press, and the BBC in particular, have been at the centre of some bitter public rows in recent […]