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Lisa Nandy vows to give BBC permanent charter to prevent political interference https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/17/lisa-nandy-vows-bbc-permanent-charter-political-interference #Bbc #LisaNandy #Media #Politics #UkNews

Lisa Nandy vows to give BBC permanent charter to prevent political interference

Minister says the change is needed to protect the corporation from repeated ‘culture war’ attacks

The Guardian

Deadline Feb 25

BBC Told By UK Culture Secretary That Airing BAFTA Racial Slur Was “Unacceptable & Harmful”
#News #BAFTAFallout #BAFTAFilmAwards #JohnDavidson #LisaNandy

https://deadline.com/2026/02/bbc-lisa-nandy-bafta-racial-slur-1236736067/

BBC Told By UK Culture Secretary That Airing BAFTA Racial Slur Was “Unacceptable & Harmful”

The BBC is now coming under political attack for broadcasting an involuntary racial slur during the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday.

Deadline

World news | The Guardian Feb 24

Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video to come under UK regulator for first time https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/24/netflix-disney-prime-video-uk-regulator-ofcom #Ofcom #Regulators #TelevisionIndustry #Television #Netflix #Disney #AmazonPrimeVideo #Business #Culture #Media #TelevisionRadio #UkNews #Politics #LisaNandy

Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video to come under stricter regulation in UK

Streaming giants will be subject to same Ofcom scrutiny as traditional broadcasters such as the BBC

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Feb 12

Lisa Nandy refers Telegraph sale to watchdogs over rightwing media plurality concerns https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/12/lisa-nandy-refers-telegraph-sale-to-watchdogs-over-rightwing-media-plurality-concerns-daily-mail #Newspapers #NationalNewspapers #NewspapersMagazines #Media #TelegraphMediaGroup #LisaNandy #Politics #UkNews #DailyMail #DailyMailGeneralTrust #MediaBusiness

Lisa Nandy refers Telegraph sale to watchdogs over rightwing media plurality concerns

CMA and Ofcom to examine DMGT takeover amid fears merger could curb ‘diverging editorial stances’ in press

The Guardian

The Electronic Intifada Feb 5

Morgan McSweeney: the man running Britain and his ties to Israel

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://electronicintifada.net/content/morgan-mcsweeney-man-running-britain-and-his-ties-israel/51215

World news | The Guardian Jan 21

Museums must reach all parts of UK, says Nandy as £1.5bn of arts funding announced https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/21/museums-must-reach-all-uk-lisa-nandy-culture-secretary-arts-funding-announced #ArtsFunding #Museums #ArtsCouncilEngland #Culture #LisaNandy #Politics #UkNews

Museums must reach all parts of UK, says Nandy as £1.5bn of arts funding announced

Culture secretary says national institutions will receive £600m but they must extend influence outside London

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Jan 20

Nandy intends to refer Daily Mail’s Telegraph takeover to media regulator https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/20/lisa-nandy-media-regulator-daily-mail-telegraph-titles #DailyMailGeneralTrust #Business #Newspapers #TelegraphMediaGroup #DailyTelegraph #SundayTelegraph #MailOnSunday #DailyMail #DailyMailGeneralTrust #UkNews #LisaNandy #MergersAndAcquisitions #MediaBusiness #NationalNewspapers #NewspapersMagazines

Nandy intends to refer Daily Mail’s Telegraph takeover to media regulator

Culture secretary ‘minded to’ intervene and ask Ofcom whether the £500m deal harms media plurality

The Guardian

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Simon Brooke Jan 19

@aral We have politicians in the "United" Kingdom who will say in a single breath that the people of #Greenland should have self determination but that the people of #Scotland should not.

#UKPol
#LisaNandy
#ScottishIndependence

World news | The Guardian Jan 18