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CBBC TV channel to shut down – wise innovation or killing kids’ inspiration?

CBBC TV channel to shut down – wise innovation or killing kids’ inspiration?

by Ben Shahrabi | Jun 1, 2023 | Home, Social Issues

In May last year, the BBC announced it planned to stop airing CBBC and BBC Four as traditional broadcast channels, due to cost-cutting measures and a seemingly admirable desire to “constantly innovate”. Going online-only might work for those lucky enough to have...
Over 20,000 NHS staff sexually abused by patients in five  years, BMJ reports

Over 20,000 NHS staff sexually abused by patients in five years, BMJ reports

by Ben Shahrabi | May 24, 2023 | Healthcare and Welfare, Home

NHS workers have reported 22,143 alleged cases of sexual abuse over the last five years, a British Medical Journal investigation has found. In a joint investigation, The BMJ and the Guardian received Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from 212 NHS trusts, which...
“ORDER!”: Meet Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the man who keeps the House of Commons in check

“ORDER!”: Meet Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the man who keeps the House of Commons in check

by Ben Shahrabi | May 22, 2023 | Home, The Establishment

House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle takes a break from berating MPs to speak to Punching Up about his work, punishing badly-behaved politicians, and some of the wackiest traditions in Parliament. Sir Lindsay WHO? Perhaps best known as the man who shouts...
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