Lord C-J at Writers’ All Party Group Annual Reception: We need duty of transparency
This evening’s winter reception of the All Party Writers Group takes place at an…
Liberal Democrats Say No to Compulsory Digital ID
The Government recently announced the introduction of a mandatory requirement for…
The Great AI Copyright Battle: Why Transparency Matters
We have recently had unprecedented "ping pong" between the Lords and Commons on…
Less Talk More Action on Scale Ups
The House of Lords recently debated the conclusions and recommendations of the…
AI regulation does not stifle innovation
This is a piece I wrote recently published in the New Statesman's Spotlight on…
The new Council of Europe AI Framework Convention demonstrates that the principles of the European Convention on Human Rights are still highly relevant after 75 years
I recently took part in a debate in the House of Lords celebrating the 75th…
Empowering Our Communities with Data Intermediaries
I recently responded to the Government's Call for Evidence on Data Intermediaries.…
Digital Inclusion Action Plan: No One Should Be Left Behind in Digital Britain
I recently responded to a Call for Evidence on the government's Digital Inclusion…
Lord C-J: We need more women in the STEM Workforce
The House of Lords recently celebrated International Women's Day with a debate to…
AI and Copyright Lord C-J ” The Government need to take this option off the table”
With huge thanks to Christian Gordon-Pullar for all his work here is our…
Government’s AI Copyright Consultation is Selling out to the Techbros
We have recently seen the publication of the Government's Copyright and AI…
We Need Better Protection for Citizens in the Face of Automated Decision Making
The second Reading of my Private Members Bill tool place recently. It is designed to…
Lord C-J : Give Musicians the Freedom to Tour
At a recent debate colleagues and I heavily criticized the Government’s failure to…
Prime Minister Sacrificing Our Creative Industries on the Altar of Sovereignty
Lord C-J on the Brexit betrayal of our creative industries
UK Music Host Expert Panel on the Talent Pipeline at Lib Dem Conference
An expert panel of senior Lib Dem parliamentarians and industry professionals…
A heartfelt celebration of the Life of Jonny Walker Campaigner Extraordinaire
At a wonderful jam packed service in Leeds Minister we celebrated the life and…
Lord C-J says Ministers must ensure the multi-billion pound fashion industry industry is not put at risk
This is a piece I recently did for the House Magazine: ‘From fashion to…
Lord C-J helps launch the 2017 Live Music Census Report
I recently helped to launch the excellent Report on the 2017 Live Music Census…
Stay in the Single Market and Keep the Country of Origin Principle says Lord C-J
I asked the Government this week what assessment they have made of the ability of…
Lord C-J Calls for Action on Museum Finance
In a speech in the House of Lords recently I highlighted the problems faced by…
Brexit: Why Freedom of Movement Restrictions Will Impact on the Creative Industries
Here is a piece I wrote for the House Magazine recently. Freedom of Movement and the…
Libs Dem Demand Top Table for Creative Industries
The Lib Dem DCMS Team recently led a debate on the impact of Brexit on the Creative…
Peers criticize Ebacc
In a debate initiated by Lib Dem President Baroness Sal Brinton Peers, including…
Lord C-J calls for restriction on PSPO’s
Back in the Summer buskers, civil liberty campaigners and many others protested…
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Freedom of Expression Compatible with Child Protection says Lord C-J
The House of Lords recently debated the report of the Communivccations and digitl…
At last… compensation for Hep C blood victims
Finally after 5 decades Haemophiliac victims of the contaminted Hepatitisis C blood…
Government must ensure the regulation of election dis-and misinformation
Earlier this year during the Elections Bill process we debated the regulation of…
We need to end the confusion and build public trust over health data
During recent debates during the passage of the Health and Scare Bill I helped move…
Lord C-J : Marking International Women’s Day and the Need for Free Speech
Recently I took part in the House of Lords Debate to note of International…
To Save Democracy We Must Tackle Dis- and Misinformation Online
Recently the House of Lords debated the Report "Digital Technology and the…
The Road to Trustworthy Use of Healthcare Data: Good Governance and a Sovereign Health Fund
I recently did a Guest blog for Future Care Capital on Data in the Health and Care…
Report of the Joint Committee on the Online Draft Bill: New offences and tighter rules
After 4 months work the Joint Select Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill, with…
Ingredients for good higher education governance
I was recently asked by Advance HE to do a short piece reflecting on governance in…
Lord C-J: Why We Should Support Baroness Kidron’s Age Assurance Bill
I recently wound up a debate in the House of Lords on the Second Reading of Baroness…
Lord C-J: ‘Byzantine’ to ‘inclusive’: status update on UK digital ID
From Biometricupdate.com…