On the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee last week, I questioned the Chief Executive of the English Premier League, Richard Masters, on the proposed Saudi-backed buy-out of Newcastle United. The takeover, which Mr Masters said he wants ‘to conclude shortly’, would represent success for Saudi Arabia’s tactic of sportswashing its cash and reputation. Its […]
OSP Report – June 2020
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‘She could light up a room.’
My house is full of flowers and for the saddest reason. My mum has died. A phone call in the small hours told me she’d gone. The thought I’ll never see her again has left me feeling bereft. I’ve experienced loss before – grandparents, a beloved aunt, and my dad when I was a child. […]
Black Lives Matter. Teaching colonial history is essential.
Like so many of you, I’ve been outraged by the scenes unfolding in the United States and stand strongly behind the peaceful Black Lives Matter protests here in the UK. I went to university in America and worked on Capitol Hill for the great Democrat Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. I know the country well. One […]
OSP Report – May 2020
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OSP Report – April 2020
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