Labour sets out plan to ease “broadband bombshell” facing families and firms
Labour’s Lucy Powell has declared that internet access is a “necessity not a luxury” after the party set…
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Our answer to digital exclusion and cost of living: a broadband discount scheme
Even before the current and most extreme cost of living crisis, many people struggled to afford their internet…
“This is public ownership for the future” – McDonnell’s broadband speech
Below is the full text of John McDonnell’s speech on Labour’s plan for broadband in the UK. I…
Labour vows to deliver free full-fibre broadband for all
Labour announced one of its biggest policies of the general election campaign last night: free and fast full-fibre…
Want 21st-century socialism? Time to nationalise the Internet
The last Labour manifesto talked at length about nationalising key industries such as water, energy and rail. But…
Theresa Griffin: Growth of the digital world shows why the single market must be a red line in Brexit talks
It has become clear in recent years that digital connectivity is at least as important as physical transport…
The SNP won’t develop Scotland’s infrastructure: whether trains or broadband
This is the speech that Highlands and Islands MSP, and shadow cabinet secretary for rural economy and connectivity,…
Labour must embrace devolution despite “centralist” instincts, says Tristram Hunt
Labour “must go further and faster” on devolution if the party is to provide an alternative to the…
Owen Paterson moves the goalposts again (but this time, without the badgers)
Owen Paterson has been caught moving the goalposts once again, only this time it’s on rural broadband and…
The Superfast debacle – how the government is making a mess over broadband
The Countryside Alliance is angry – and with good reason. The Government’s programme to roll out “superfast” broadband…
