The Online Safety Act may cost Labour the next election
How the Online Safety Act overreaches and risks playing into the far right’s hands
Read moreDetailsOriginally from Cornwall, Ben pursued a legal education in Bristol and relocated there to work within the private sector. Passionate (and concerned) about the role of technology, traditional media and alternative media in the current political landscape, Ben aims to spread awareness about the continued worrying trends towards the right wing in modern media and highlight the dangers present within.
How the Online Safety Act overreaches and risks playing into the far right’s hands
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Read moreDetailsHeadlines have been dominated by Elon Musk’s meddling in UK politics. Is Labour’s head in the sand approach the right...
Read moreDetailsBen Watters warns that a resurgence of ‘Trussonomics’ spells disaster for British politics and the future of the Conservative Party.
Read moreDetailsBen Watters challenges Ofcom for allowing sitting MPs to parade as ‘newsreaders’ whilst offering their ‘opinion’.
Read moreDetailsBen Watters asks why Ofcom struggles to meaningfully penalise GB News after multiple investigations.
Read moreDetailsIs Ofcom still going strong and is it still relevant? Or are GB News and the Conservative Party exposing it...
Read moreDetailsBen Watters reminds us that the new deputy chair of the Conservative Party is a man whose current controversial views...
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