Over the past few years, a concerning trend has emerged across the UK’s regulatory landscape: the quiet collapse of our public watchdogs. Government “quangos”; public sector bodies designed to operate at arm’s length from ministerial control, were established to provide flexible, specialised, and politically independent oversight. However, this very structure has increasingly sparked debate over…
The Two-Tier Typewriter: Why a Tweet Can Get You Arrested While the Tabloids Post Freely Every week, another story quietly slips into the news: an individual arrested, charged, or even jailed over a social media post that caused “distress” or “anxiety.” Yet, on the very same day, national newspapers print sensationalised, aggressive, and highly distressing…
A few years ago I was the victim of stalking; not your usual annoying kind of stalking but the violent, intrusive, threatening kind where the stalker is mentally unhinged. Of course my first point of contact was the police, but that turned out to be a waste of time. Despite evidence recorded on my phone,…
So does it? Does the internet make you stupid? Over the past few months I’ve had some very intelligent conversations about the internet; luckily I have some very intelligent friends who don’t rely on the internet as complete fact, or spend time scrolling on social media or drive off cliffs using their Sat Nav. I…