by TheISPA | Sep 20, 2019 | Political Monitor
Broadband Connected Nations quarterly update Ofcom have published their latest update to the annual Connected Nations report with data updated to May 2019. This has found that full fibre broadband provision has increased to 8%, rising by 400,000 premises in the...
by TheISPA | Sep 13, 2019 | Political Monitor
Online Safety Government response to DCMS Committee’s report on Online Harms White Paper The Government’s response to the DCMS Committee’s report on the Online Harms White Paper was recently published. It notes that the Committee’s recommendations mainly related to...
by TheISPA | Sep 6, 2019 | Political Monitor
Spending Review On the 4th September, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid MP, delivered his 2019 Spending Round to Parliament. The Spending Round forms part of the Government’s financial planning cycle and sets some of the spending limits for Government...
by TheISPA | Aug 9, 2019 | Political Monitor
Cyber Security Home Secretary hosts ‘Five Eyes’ security summit The Home Secretary, Priti Patel MP, hosted the Five Eyes security summit on the theme of ‘Emerging Threats’. The Five Country Ministerial is an opportunity for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the USA and...
by TheISPA | Jul 26, 2019 | Political Monitor
Reshuffle After taking over from Theresa May as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has carried out a major Government reshuffle. At the time of writing, the following MPs had been appointed in key roles: Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport – Nicky...
by TheISPA | Jul 19, 2019 | Political Monitor
Online Safety Digital Minister resigns Digital Minister, Margot James MP, has resigned from Government to rebel on a vote on Brexit. It is expected that the next Prime Minister, announced on Tuesday 23rd July, will fill this post in a full reshuffle this summer. Ofcom...
