Question Time: Woman warns of ‘fiscal suicide’ Get pensions news and advice plus latest money alerts for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info BBC Question Time returned yesterday as Fiona Bruce made the trip to Inverness, Scotland. Ms Bruce was joined in Inverness by the SNP's ex-Westminster leader Angus Robertson, Scottish Tory Party chairman Craig Hoy, Labour's Shadow Social Security Secretary Pam Duncan-Glancy, Spectator editor Fraser Nelson and award-winning stand-up comedian Susie McCabe. Related articles Unionists slam Sturgeon's 'disgraceful' plan to hold IndyRef2 in 2023 Lib Dems blast Boris Johnson and reject pro-UK pact to block IndyRef2 While the debate quickly turned to the issue … [Read more...] about BBC Question Time audience member ignored after warning pay rises are economic ‘suicide’
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24-year-old law that built the internet is under threat
The executive order that Donald Trump signed against social media companies last week is unlikely to directly do much damage. The decree, prepared in a fit of anger after Twitter fact-checked two of the President’s tweets, seeks to remove a legal shield enjoyed by social media companies if they suppress content “in bad faith”. Although it may carry some political value, it clashes with how US courts have interpreted the law and is unlikely to stand up to any legal challenge. Most internet lawyers say it is not worth the paper it is written on. Despite this, Trump’s order, however rough, is potentially a turning point for something . The golden age for internet companies, in which they were largely unaccountable for the material that users hosted on their services, is coming to an end. The modern web – outside the US as much as in it – has been built on a 1996 law that is often misunderstood but has had immense consequences. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, … [Read more...] about 24-year-old law that built the internet is under threat
BBC QT: ‘Scunnered’ NHS worker supports strike action as police offer dubbed a ‘disgrace’
Question Time: NHS worker outlines frustration over 'being underpaid' Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info BBC Question Time returned to TV screens last night after Fiona Bruce made the trip to Inverness. Ms Bruce was joined by a star-studded panel which included the SNP's ex-Westminster leader Angus Robertson, Scottish Tory Party chairman Craig Hoy, Labour's Shadow Social Security Secretary Pam Duncan-Glancy, Spectator editor Fraser Nelson and award-winning stand-up comedian Susie McCabe. Related articles Unionists slam Sturgeon's 'disgraceful' plan to hold IndyRef2 in 2023 Lib Dems blast Boris Johnson and reject pro-UK pact to … [Read more...] about BBC QT: ‘Scunnered’ NHS worker supports strike action as police offer dubbed a ‘disgrace’
BT national strike threatens to severely hamper broadband as employees set to walk out
Announcement of the results from BT Group strike ballots Sign up for FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info According to reports, around 25,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at BT and Openreach and 9,000 BT call centre workers were balloted and overwhelmingly backed industrial action, the (CWU) recently said. BT employees have voted overwhelmingly in favour of holding a national strike for the first time in 35 years, sparking the latest industrial action dispute over wages. Related articles Where is the safest place in the UK during nuclear war? Top 20 areas Trade unions and Labour could split as 'summer of discontent' looms … [Read more...] about BT national strike threatens to severely hamper broadband as employees set to walk out