Facebook’s changes to improve political advertising transparency are now live in the UK. The fact that the ad is political…
Donald is coming
Donaldiscoming.com is an new site setup in preparation for the US President’s planned state visit to Britain on Friday 13th…
Emerging ‘deepfake’ technology will turbocharge fake news
‘Deepfake’ is an emerging technology that allows people to create fairly realistic face-and-voice-swap videos. It was recently used for the…
Pro-life campaign close the gap
On Friday 25th May there is a referendum in Ireland on whether to repeal a constitutional amendment which states that…
Launch: a new coalition to reform political advertising
In recent years, the rules designed to safeguard against the spread of disinformation and promote healthy political debate haven’t kept…
Hope to Nope: Political Design Exhibition
Today I went to the Hope to Nope political design exhibition at The Design Museum in Kensington, London. It was…
Why are there fewer election posters in people’s windows?
Last week Iain Dale, an influential journalist and commentator, lamented that the “good plain old-fashioned party poster” stuck in the…
In the age of micro-targeting online, why are we still getting election leaflets?
I appeared on BBC Radio West Midlands this morning to explain why – in an age of social media and…
Advertising industry trade body joins calls for changes to political ad regulation
This site has long argued that rules around political advertising need to change and be brought up-to-date. The main reason…
Pro-European groups demand a People’s Vote
A new campaign for a “People’s Vote” launches tomorrow, 15th April, following a nationwide day of action that took place…
