Politics Unpacked

Politicians vs Social Media

Bill Clinton once said that regulating the internet would be like ‘nailing jello to a wall’, but in the UK new rules are on the way. Ed Vaizey looks at whether they can end the Wild West on the web with a former tech minister and one of Ofcom's online safety directors. Plus Columnists: Libby Purves and Tim Montgomerie <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/staff-contacted-out-of-hours-may-get-thousands-more-in-compensation-hm5dxs73r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">discuss the government's plans to let workers disconnect,</a><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/tory-leadership-members-back-cleverly-but-tugendhat-is-publics-favourite-88mqf5btg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> the Tory leadership contest</a> and <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/intervals-west-end-plays-running-times-acting-tfx3fgkxm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the death of the theatre interval.</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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