As the IPPR’s Facing the Future report rightly identifies, the collapse of common ground in our democracy cannot be ignored. The fragmentation of public discourse, […]
In a recent speech, the UK Prime Minister warned that Britain risks becoming an “island of strangers,” raising a sharp challenge to those working in […]
The recent report Closing the Void: Can We Reconnect Politics with Associational Life? published by Power to Change, offers a timely and necessary exploration of […]
The British Academy’s latest report, Measuring Social and Cultural Infrastructure, marks an important shift in how we understand the assets and systems that sustain communal […]
The recent announcement of an increase in the Community Radio Fund (CRF) for 2025/26 is welcome recognition of the importance of community-based broadcasting across the […]
The IPPR’s May 2025 policy paper Fair Play: How Competition Policy Can Drive Growth represents a timely and thoughtful intervention in the debate about economic […]
The UK Government’s latest immigration strategy, detailed in the Restoring Control over the Immigration System White Paper (May 2025), sets out a significant recalibration of […]
The recent proposal from Common Wealth and the Media Reform Coalition to mutualise the BBC represents a timely and much-needed intervention in the debate about […]
The Welsh Government’s announcement of the Innovating Democracy Advisory Group is a welcome and necessary step. As democratic systems across the UK face growing challenges—from […]
Speculation about the potential abolition or reorganisation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), as reported by The Sunday Times (May 4, 2025), […]
Public bodies and organisations have a fundamental responsibility under the UK Equality Act 2010 to foster good relations between people who share protected characteristics and […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the House of Commons has published its first report for the 2024–25 session, examining the state of the […]
The Lords Select Committee for Communications and Digital has launched a vital inquiry into the state of media literacy in the UK, with a call […]
In an age where media engagement is increasingly globalised and fragmented, the principles outlined in the AMARC Community Radio Charter provide a critical framework for […]
In discussions about the future of media in the UK, regulation is often cast as an impediment—something that restricts innovation, interferes with market forces, or […]
