Communications and Digital Committee Evidence – Future BBC Funding
I was really honoured to be asked to give evidence to the House of Lords Committee for Communications and Digital about the future role of […]
Policy Discussion
Supporting Conversations About Criminal Justice
One of the challenges that came with the Covid-19 pandemic, has been the bar on people travelling and connecting internationally. This hit many people in […]
Initial Observations on the DCMS Policy Paper – Digital Radio and Audio Review
These are an initial set of observations about the DCMS Policy Paper – Digital Radio and Audio Review This is an industry-led paper that has […]
Climate Crisis Role for Community Media
This week’s report by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) outlines the potentially devastating and lasting impact of climate change. It’s challenging reading. Sir […]
The Sewell Report – A Missed Opportunity to Question Media Racism and Inequality
The publication of the Sewell Report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities for the UK government has highlighted considerable differences in thinking about […]
We’ll Need Community Media if we are to Roll Out a Covid-19 Vaccine
The Covid-19 pandemic has seemed like a long-haul for everyone, especially with the appalling news that over fifty thousand deaths have now been reported in […]
Are You Wondering Why We Are Heading for a Second Lockdown?
I was in a shop in Nottingham today, and Gem106 was playing in the background. During the commercial break a government message was played. The […]
Community Media Development Problems
I’ve been sorting through some old files and folders, and I came across a paper I’d written in 2017, about how community media is faced […]
Behavioural Sciences During the Lockdown
We’ve heard and read a lot in recent months about behavioural sciences, and how they are being used to inform the response to the Covid-19 […]
Media Reform Manifesto Review
Media reform is a pressing issue as corporate consolidation and globalisation bring sweeping changes in the capacity of the UK to sustain a pluralistic, locally […]
Leicester Lockdown – Should We Be Concerned About Behaviourism?
Leicester has gone back into lockdown following a spike in the infection rate of the Covid-19 virus. The city council and the public health and […]
Building Back Better – Community Focused Action
A lot of focus is on Leicester at the moment, and the reasons that the city has been pushed back into lockdown. One part of […]
Future of Public Service Broadcasting – DCMS Committee Call for Evidence
I’ve sketched out some points that I’ve submitted to the Call for Evidence from the Digital, Media, Culture and Sport Committee on the Future of […]
Are Anti-Local Media Policies Harming the Pandemic Response
The government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been characterised by a reliance on faulty assumptions about so-called herd immunity, and by an obsession with […]
Community Media as a Platform for Deliberative Democracy
When the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown ends, or is eased off, and whatever our life-long political persuasions might have been, we are going to have to […]