Creating the best framework for AI in the UK
This is a short piece I wrote earlier in the year for the Foundation of Science…
Lord C-J introduces new Public Authority Algorithm Bill
I recently introduced a private members bill in the House of Lords designed to…
Lord C-J calls for review of Policy Lethal Autonomous Weapons
The Debate on limitation of Lethal Autonomous weapons has hotted up, especially in…
Coordination of Digital Regulation Crucial
The House of Lords recently debated the report of its Select Committee on…
Broadband and 5G rollout strategy needs review
During the passage of the Product and Security Bill it has become clear that the…
Government AI Procurement needs ethical and data compliance obligation
The Procurement Bill lacks any kinds of obligation on Government to ensure that AI…
Debate on AI in the UK: No Room For Complacency report
Recently the House of Lords belatedly debated the follow Report to the the original…
Government should use procurement process to secure good work
Recently in the context of its duties under the Procurement Bill I argued for an…
The Queens Speech 2022: Questioning the Government’s Digital Agenda
Shortly after the Queens Speech this year which set out the Government's extensive…
Camera Code of practice: motion to Regret
I recently moved a regret motion that "This House regrets the Surveillance Camera…
Live Facial Recognition: Home Office in Denial
I recently asked a question about the new College of Policing guidance on Live…
Where should facial recognition be used?
Have you ever considered where this information goes, aside from unlocking our…
Lord C-J Demands Action from Government on Venue Closures
In the light of huge concern expressed at Venues Day 2015 and in the Rescue Plan put…
Lord C-J debates the future of the BBC
Immediately before the publication of the Green Paper (BBC Charter Review Public…
Lord C-J asks: Will this Government build on the achievements of the last?
This week in the debate on the Queen's Speech I urged the Government to build on the…
Busking: Let’s Back Voluntary Action over Regulation!
Good to see that the work of the Mayor's Busking Taskforce has now come to fruition…
Launch of China Cultural and Creative Industries Reports 2013
Last week I helped to launch a fascinating set of reports on China's creative…
Lord C-J argues for ticket abuse legislation
In the recent 2nd Reading Debate on the the Consumer Rights Bill I argued strongly…
Lord C-J on Startups: Financing getting better but major skills gaps
Here is what I said in the Queen's Speech Debate about Start Ups in the Creative…
Britain and China: A Creative Partnership : LSE Confucius Institute Lecture
I made very interesting visit to the Confucius Institute in Edinburgh to talk about…
Government Agrees with Peers to Put Fans First
Earlier this year the Coalition Government agreed a compromise on the…
Ming : 50 years that changed China
A fantastic exhibition at the British Museum! Well worth a visit! …
Lord C-J helps to launch techUK manifesto for growth and jobs
I recently went to techUK where Julian David their Chair and Charlotte Holloway…
Intellectual Property Bill
This is a Bill announced in the Queen's Speech this May which makes some valuable…
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Regulating the Internet
Lord C-J discussion with Tom Ascott of the Online Harms Foundation March 21.…
Online Harms: The Need for Early Legislation
This is what I said when (finally) the Government made its response to the White…
Dozens of Public Space Protection Orders now illegal under new Government guidance
Just before Christmas without any publicity at all the Home Office published new…
Pharmacy must Seize the Opportunities in Healthcare says Lord C-J
I was recently asked to make the introduction and welcome for delegates to the the…
Reduce FOBT stake to £2 says Lord C-J
Earlier this year I put forward a Private Members Bill in the Lords to reduce the…
Lord C-J launches bill to cut FOBT stakes
The first serious legislative attempt to enforce a reduction in the maximum stake…
Senior Business People Emphasize the Value of International Students
Last week I co-signed a letter to the FT as follows International…
Reduce The Maximum Stake on FOBTs
Recently in the Lords I have been arguing (along with John Leech MP and Lord…
I’m supporting the We love Vauxhall Bus Station Campaign!
See the Facebook Group here…
Government Rides to Rescue of Levy
With excellent timing in the Year of the Horse and just before the opening of the…
Why I am against the Assisted Dying Bill
Sadly I am unable to be present for and take part in the Debate on the Second…