Government watchdog calls for review of foreign CCTV technology in Whitehall after Matt Hancock leak

Government watchdog calls for review of the use of foreign CCTV technology in Whitehall after a video of Matt Hancock clinch with Gina Coladangelo was leaked Requested in letter from the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson said ‘risks and considerations are complex and multi-faceted’ False claims blamed leak of Hancock clip on hostile … Read more

Seven’s The Front Bar ‘just a glorified beer advert’ ad watchdog responds

Channel Seven AFL show The Front Bar investigated by advertising watchdog over claims the program is just a glorified beer advert By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:07 EDT, 26 July 2021 | Updated: 00:10 EDT, 26 July 2021 Channel Seven’s popular AFL show The Front Bar has been cleared of any wrongdoing after … Read more

Amigo investors vent fury at City watchdog 

Amigo investors vent fury at City watchdog for ‘forgetting’ them in dealing with the lender By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 15 June 2021 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 15 June 2021 Shareholders  in Amigo Holdings have blasted the City watchdog for ‘forgetting’ investors in dealing with the lender. The Amigo Shareholders … Read more

PM is reviewing role of toothless Whitehall watchdog Acoba

There’s a sneaky plot afoot to knacker a watchdog already lacking any bark or bite, I can reveal. The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) – known here as the Advisers for Cashing-In and Brazen Avarice – has gained an unhealthy reputation for rubber-stamping departing Ministers’ new paydays as they sell their inside knowledge to … Read more

Married At First Sight is being investigated by media watchdog

Married At First Sight is officially being investigated by media watchdog after receiving a record number of complaints By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:27 BST, 6 June 2021 | Updated: 03:27 BST, 6 June 2021 The eighth season of Married At First Sight Australia sparked its fair share of controversy when it hit screens … Read more

Virgin Media and O2’s £31BILLION merger gets green light by UK’s competition watchdog after probe

Virgin Media and O2’s £31BILLION merger is given green light by UK’s competition watchdog after investigation CMA previously cleared it, saying it was ‘unlikely’ to lead to lower competition The Competition and Markets Authority provisionally cleared the merger in April It began its probe after firms asked to fast-track the process to phase two probe … Read more

Tory MPs vow to stop Boris Johnson being suspended from the House of Commons by rejecting watchdog

Tory MPs vow to stop Boris Johnson being suspended from the House of Commons over his ‘freebie’ Mustique trip with Carrie Symonds by rejecting the verdict of the standards watchdog MPs threatening to vote down Boris Johnson sanction if Kathryn Stone calls for it Senior Tory said the PM’s mandate cannot be ‘overturned by a standards … Read more

Telecoms firms told to improve customer service by watchdog

Telecoms companies need to go further in tackling customer service problems, despite the support they offered during the pandemic, the industry watchdog says.  Ofcom’s warning comes after it revealed that customers waited an average of four minutes and nine seconds to get through to an adviser about their broadband and landline in 2020, an increase … Read more

Watchdog that could rein in the tech giants

Watchdog that could rein in the tech giants: New UK digital regulator might have power to suspend or reverse anti-competitive action Digital regulator could investigate Google’s algorithms, says Oliver Dowden Concerns they disproportionately direct enquiries to Left-leaning news sites  The Digital Markets Unit (DMU) has already begun work on a code of conduct By Paul … Read more

Government’s former commercial chief ‘took a job at Greensill without telling ethics watchdog’

New ‘croynism’ row as it is revealed the Government’s former commercial chief Bill Crothers ‘took a job at Greensill without the Whitehall ethics watchdog being told’ amid questions over ex-PM David Cameron’s links to firm Business card obtained by Labour raised fresh questions about the businessman  Lex Greensill had No 10 email address and landline … Read more