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Campaigners must be vigilant to freedom of speech threats

April 10, 2016

Campaigners gave a “cautious welcome” to the Hodgson Review of the Lobbying Act. But there are still significant threats to charity and campaigners' freedom of speech.

Jeremy C(H)unt

February 12, 2016

The only good thing to arise from the doctor’s dispute is this film showing respectable broadcasters dropping the c-bomb: And the creative social media attacks on the Health Secretary, such as this image from GP Survival:

Another threat to charities’ freedom of speech

January 11, 2015

Want to sneak out a threat to freedom of speech in the UK? Worried about the backlash from charities and campaigners? Not to fear, Friday December 19th (or “fall-over Friday”) was a perfect time to bury some bad news. Or at least, this is presumably what was being discussed at the Charity Commission when deciding how to deal with […]

How Better Together almost lost the Union

September 21, 2014

How did the 'No' campaign go from a massive lead in the polls to coming perilously close to losing the Scottish Referendum?

#MH17 shows the good and bad sides of journalism

July 22, 2014

The #MH17 tragedy shows the good and bad sides of journalism.

The attack of the auto-scheduled tweet

April 15, 2014

You’re a busy MP. You want to use Twitter to make your points on social media. The auto-scheduled tweet function is a best thing since the heavily subsidised Commons bar? Well, no. As many brands and politicians have found to their cost, you should only auto-schedule tweets with care. Take Esther McVey MP. She set […]