Jon Sopel has admitted to his News Agents co-hosts that the public appetite for his return to Bluesky is now so strong he’s even been confronted about it on the tube. Listen to the audio above for the full details…
Co-conspirators will know by now that Guido is the de facto campaign manager for Sopel’s return to the platform. He’s glad to see Jon has finally been challenged on it. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to the News Agents. And to the chap who yelled “Bluesky” on the train: get in touch. We owe you a free T-shirt…
Business Secretary Peter Kyle told Times Radio that the government is considering banning X:
“Yes, of course. We gave these powers to Ofcom and not giving them the powers to Ofcom with the proviso that they will never be used. We gave very strident powers to Ofcom, which is our independent regulator, with very specific legal obligations to and the powers to use them in certain circumstances. So the law doesn’t allow for these sorts of powers to be used in certain circumstances.”