Oliver Duff
olyduff.bsky.social
Oliver Duff
@olyduff.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief, The i Paper … theipaper.com … 2024 UK Newspaper of the Year … also: sharks, Arsenal
Original report here:

The Labour MPs met to plot in a private Commons bar, the Smoking Room, while the PM dined next door. “We were here until late,” one minister told The i Paper the next morning, “talking about who and how and when…”

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Labour MPs are now openly plotting against Starmer
Conversations within Labour around the Prime Minister's future have stepped up a gear
inews.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
It is a mad, toxic response from No 10.

But the reality is more worrying for the PM. Concern is widespread across his Government and party.

The truth is that Kitty Donaldson spoke to dozens of MPs, Cabinet ministers and strategists for her report.
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We welcome benefits of rapid innovation in AI, but it doesn't need to be built on stealing others’ work.

We want: 1/ existing copyright law to be enforced, 2/ mutually beneficial partnership with AI firms based on transparency, licensing. A sustainable future for the UK creative sector #MakeItFair
February 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It’s happening across journalism, music, film, TV, books, drama, audio, photography.

Now Labour wants to weaken UK gold standard copyright laws, which helped to grow £125bn creative industries, envy of world.

--> Easier for tech firms to take content without payment / permission.

Growing outcry.
February 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM