Verity Freeman

[Ronke Lawal @ronkelawal]

The kind of innovation that the UK should be embracing nationwide.
This is a wonderful initiative.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Proud to call this amazing city home x

[Ava-Santina @AvaSantina]

This is true. While local radio saw their funding cut, ex-reality show stars were given expensive top national slots. BBC should nurture home grown talent.

[Kieran Maguire @KieranMaguire]

The second Big Ange job loss of the summer.

[Ronke Lawal @ronkelawal]

Bemi Orojuogun aka The "Bus Aunty" being in an advert for Burberry is absolutely the type of content I want to see ☝🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿😌

[Verity Freeman @frverity]

Aligns with reports in The Observer yesterday that Starmer is "seriously considering" a nationwide digital ID system to tackle illegal immigration and improve public servcies

[Aubrey Allegretti @breeallegretti]

Exc: Civil servants try to keep nationwide digital ID plans a secret with codenamed project.

“Operation Kelp” is being worked on by a handful of officials in No 10 and some Whitehall departments.

It's been given a codename to avoid leaks, in a sign of nervousness about the plans.

[Tamara Cohen @tamcohen]

NEW
Screen time crackdown for under-16s to tackle "compulsive" scrolling is on the way, tech sec @peterkyle tells me.
Two-hour curfews are being considered, with announcement expected later this year.
In interview, he says:
*Parents shouldn't feel they have to be "ripping phones out of kids hands"
*Teens spend hours viewing content which "isn't criminal but it's unhealthy"
*"It's madness" that children are routinely contacted by strangers online and "we have to go further".
Teenagers spoke to him about their screen time and concerns - report by me, @IzzyLosseff @dhaim

[Verity Freeman @frverity]

Notably echoes Kyle's calls for the institute to be focused increasingly on defence and national security following criticism that it failed to anticipate major changes to the AI landscape

[Ben Johnson @ersatzben]

🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨

The Alan Turing Institute has visibly struggled, and is now at a critical juncture. The Secretary of State has intervened. What happens next?

A new report for @britishprogress by me and @jujulemons sets out a plan: 🧵

[Sonia @yet_so_far]

Yess! It’s the fourth sector pathfinder initiative!

[Kieran Maguire @KieranMaguire]

It only took 5 Secretaries of State, 4 Prime Ministers, 3 Sports Ministers, 2 Monarchs (and 2 Governments) but the Football Governance Bill has now passed all its Parliamentary stages!

[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

First for the streaming age in the UK.

Disney+ and ITVX have entered a new partnership, whereby big shows from both platforms will be shown on each others.

[Daniel Thomas @DanielThomasLDN]

Ministers preparing plans for a new statutory instrument this week dictating how much a foreign state can own of a British newspaper, likely to be set at 15%. This is the 'Telegraph rule' in consultation since Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI was blocked in its takeover last year.

[John Dory @johndory1914]

You don’t actually need to “do things” when traveling to London.

Just get a coffee, sit for an hour at St James Square, look at summer dresses walking by, and it’ll be everything you thought it could be.

[Verity Freeman @frverity]

The outcome of the call for evidence, which is asking for responses from local gov/charity, will be useful to gauge how the strategy has landed with these groups, who will hold the Government to account in meeting industry pledges

[Verity Freeman @frverity]

Government has today published its first digital inclusion strategy since 2014 - also appointing Baroness Hilary Armstrong to lead an action committee. It has been widely welcomed from industry such as partner Digital Poverty Alliance who have long called for a renewed strategy

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

From speaking to your GP, to applying for jobs - daily tasks have become increasingly digitised.

Yet around 1 in 4 people in the UK struggle to use online services.

Here’s 5 ways our Digital Inclusion Action Plan ensures everyone has the skills to thrive in modern society �From speaking to your GP, to applying for jobs - daily tasks have become increasingly digitised.

Yet around 1 in 4 people in the UK struggle to use online services.

Here’s 5 ways our Digital Inclusion Action Plan ensures everyone has the skills to thrive in modern society �From speaking to your GP, to applying for jobs - daily tasks have become increasingly digitised.

Yet around 1 in 4 people in the UK struggle to use online services.

Here’s 5 ways our Digital Inclusion Action Plan ensures everyone has the skills to thrive in modern society �From speaking to your GP, to applying for jobs - daily tasks have become increasingly digitised.

Yet around 1 in 4 people in the UK struggle to use online services.

Here’s 5 ways our Digital Inclusion Action Plan ensures everyone has the skills to thrive in modern society �From speaking to your GP, to applying for jobs - daily tasks have become increasingly digitised.

Yet around 1 in 4 people in the UK struggle to use online services.

Here’s 5 ways our Digital Inclusion Action Plan ensures everyone has the skills to thrive in modern society �From speaking to your GP, to applying for jobs - daily tasks have become increasingly digitised.

Yet around 1 in 4 people in the UK struggle to use online services.

Here’s 5 ways our Digital Inclusion Action Plan ensures everyone has the skills to thrive in modern society 👇

[Verity Freeman @frverity]

with it difficult to see how success will be measured beyond the Committee's goal to "feed into" the Government's long-term missions

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

Gambling addiction ruins lives.

It's only right that those who are profiting from gambling are helping to tackle its addiction.

We’re making sure that those at risk have access to the support they need.

[City A.M. @CityAM]

A House of Lords committee has criticised the Football Governance Bill for failing to define which leagues the incoming football regulator will have power over.
https://t.co/9O7bWgeqO1

[Department for Culture, Media and Sport @DCMS]

Media Minister @Steph_Peacock chaired the first Future of TV Distribution Stakeholder Forum meeting today

Representatives from across the industry met to ensure no one is left behind as the way we watch TV continues to evolve

Find out more: https://t.co/regdq8N8J6